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Oct 28, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

How virtual care can be refined to reach those who need it most

Clinicians, vendors and telehealth advocates stress the importance of virtual services in expanding access to care – and noted the ways it still needs to improve. There’s…

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Oct 28, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

CMS Adds 11 New Approved Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Updates Guidance to States on Medicaid Telehealth Expansion

On October 14, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it has expanded its list of telehealth services approved for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 Public…

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Oct 28, 2020 •Telehealth

Key Considerations for Permanently Integrating Telehealth Coverage

As telehealth transitions from a nice-to-have benefit to an essential form of care delivery, payers will have to make some adjustments in order to permanently integrate telehealth…

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Oct 28, 2020 •Reimbursement

How community hospitals are tackling today’s challenges: 6 trends to ensure a thriving future

Community hospitals are a pillar of cities and towns across the nation and have been resilient over the past several years, especially during the pandemic. On Oct.…

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Oct 28, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

‘There’s No Undoing This Revolution’: HHS Secretary Alex Azar Touts In-Home Care, Virtual Visits

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar believes that COVID-19 has led to a health care revolution, one that will include a larger…

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Oct 28, 2020 •Medicare Advantage (MA)

HHS Secretary Azar: Medicare Advantage Will Grow Telehealth Beyond COVID-19

Telehealth will be a cornerstone of future health care policy following the COVID-19 pandemic, with Medicare Advantage plans as one engine for growth. Expansion of telehealth services…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Adds Reimbursement for Cardiac Rehab Services Via Telehealth

CMS has added 11 services to Medicare’s telehealth reimbursement list for the duration of the pandemic and released new resources for state Medicaid and CHIP programs looking…

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Oct 27, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Remote monitoring played critical role in managing pandemic surge

As hospitals faced a deluge of patients early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many implemented remote solutions to manage individuals at home to keep from being overwhelmed –…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS adds 11 new telehealth services to Medicare coverage

CMS on Oct. 14 added 11 new services to the list of telehealth services that Medicare will reimburse during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The Trump administration announced March…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Faces Another Call to Expand Telehealth Coverage for Specialists

More than 30 members of Congress have sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma asking her to expand COVID-19 telehealth coverage for audiology and speech-language pathology…

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Oct 27, 2020 •Telehealth

How Will Telehealth Access Shape Primary Care Access, Visits?

Increased telehealth access during the pandemic may have changed the content of primary care appointments. How will this affect care in the future? By Sara Heath October 13,…

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Oct 27, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Hospital Admissions Remain Down, But That Isn’t Bad News for Home Health Providers

By Robert Holly | October 8, 2020 Hospital admissions across the U.S. fell dramatically in spring with the onset of the COVID-19 virus. That sudden drop, in turn, caused patient…

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Oct 26, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Has Telehealth Filled the Primary Care Gap During the Pandemic?

Telehealth visits did account for 35 percent of all primary care encounters in Q2 2020, but it wasn’t enough to fill the primary care void at the…

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Oct 26, 2020 •Telehealth

TELEHEALTH DOMINATES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, technology has become a necessary part of people’s everyday life—apps can be used to get groceries, communicate with family, or…

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Oct 26, 2020 •Telehealth

Patient Barriers Still Exist with Telehealth Platforms

While telehealth use has increased in response to COVID-19 as well as patient satisfaction with the service, barriers still exist for patients trying to access it, including…

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