Federal Agencies

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an additional expansion of telehealth services,[1] widening provider access to its 62 million Medicare…

Physicians are now allowed to care for patients at rural hospitals “via phone, radio or online communication, without having to be physically present.”By Mike MiliardApril 10, 202011:26 AM…

Riverwood Healthcare Center, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Aitkin, Minn., quickly deployed a telehealth network to offer patients care virtually from their homes, according to a recent American…

Law360 (April 10, 2020, 7:54 PM EDT) — The coronavirus pandemic has forced the federal government to lift barriers to telemedicine so patients can get care without…

The Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, introduced on Friday, would set aside $2 billion for the FCC to improve broadband connectivity for telehealth programs taking on…

The AMA has been working constantly with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify issues arising due to COVID-19 and to recommend specific actions…

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an additional expansion of telehealth services,[1] widening provider access to its 62 million Medicare…

Although the concept of telehealth has existed for decades, it’s been relatively slow to catch on. Getting patients to feel comfortable with the idea of online care—and…

As we’ve previously discussed on the blog, telehealth is playing a critical role in delivering care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Congress and states continue to take action to…

Telehealth is not new to healthcare. Indeed, it can trace its roots to well before World War II with the availability of field telephones to provide a…

The FCC has released a guidance document describing how healthcare providers can apply for money from a $200 million fund created to help them improve telehealth and…

The Federal Communications Commission said last week that it will use $200 million of COVID-19 funding from Congress to provide telehealth resources in low-income communities that lack…