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Lawmakers Look to Continue FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program
A letter signed by more than 40 members of Congress calls on FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to provide details on the recently closed COVID-19 Telehealth Program –…
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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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Telehealth expansion legislation introduced in U.S. Senate
New legislation introduced this week would expand access to telehealth options for rural residents. The KEEP Telehealth Options Act would require the federal government to study the…
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CMS Proposes to Boost Telehealth Use in Home Dialysis Programs
CMS is proposing changes to the Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS) that would encourage the use of telehealth and mHealth platforms and tools…
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7 THINGS TO CONSIDER WITH NEW TELEHEALTH LEGISLATION PROPOSED
Organizations and experts offer insights and predictions about what lies ahead post-COVID-19. KEY TAKEAWAYS Legislation proposed by the House addresses the most urgent priorities to permanently extend…
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Telehealth is ‘The Best Tool’ in the Healthcare Toolbox for FQHCs
Federally qualified health centers looking to expand their telehealth footprint need to take a closer look at why their patients are having problems accessing healthcare. Transportation issues,…
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CMS Telehealth Policy Can Benefit Vulnerable Communities
In response to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued waivers permitting reimbursement for telehealth visits, the waiver of certain copayments and relaxed technology…
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Telemedicine in a pandemic: the best tools for elder home care
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risks for seniors who receive in-home elder care. Caregivers use masks, handwashing, and social distancing to increase the safety of home…
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Consortium uses FCC COVID-19 funds to bring telehealth to the underserved
The Boston-based MA FQHC Telehealth Consortium was created for Federally Qualified Health Centers to come together to master telehealth so that their patients could access quality care…
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Trump directs federal agencies to make telehealth reforms ‘totally permanent’
President Donald Trump said telemedicine is a top priority for his administration and is working to make the temporary regulatory changes permanent during a July 16 news briefing. …
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The Influence of Telehealth for Better Health Across Communities
Abstract Rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced an abrupt shift in the traditional US health care delivery model to meet the needs of patients, staff,…
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Seema Verma: 3 areas CMS is assessing for permanent Medicare telehealth expansions
In response to the telehealth expansions and increased usage during the pandemic, CMS is reviewing the temporary regulation changes it made and assessing which should become permanent,…
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House bill would cement Medicare telehealth changes
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services made sweeping changes that expanded telehealth coverage for Medicare patients. A bill introduced to the…
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Will telehealth services become the norm following COVID-19 pandemic?
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.–The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has broadly affected how health care is provided in the United States. One notable change is the expanded use…
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Telehealth got a huge boost from COVID-19. Now what?
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, venturing outside in New York felt like preparing for battle. Germs were invisible bullets from which we tried to shield…
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Early Impact Of CMS Expansion Of Medicare Telehealth During COVID-19
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken unprecedented action to expand telehealth for Medicare beneficiaries. Since people were advised to…
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