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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.

Oct 8, 2020 •Remote Patient Monitoring

Mayo Clinic using remote patient monitoring to help patients recover at home

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Mayo Clinic Hospitals are using technology to make sure those fighting coronavirus at home have some extra oversight from heath care professionals Mayo Clinic…

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Oct 7, 2020 •Telehealth

Partnership to Advance Virtual Care Urges CMS to Extend and Make Permanent Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Issued in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today, the Partnership to Advance Virtual Care (the “Partnership”) submitted comments in response to the CY 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [CMS-1734-P] proposed rule. As a leading coalition representing…

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Oct 7, 2020 •CARES ACT

Lawmakers See Equity-Enhancing Future for Telehealth Beyond Pandemic

Reps. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., view telehealth services as a key tool to promote equity in health care post-pandemic Two House lawmakers active in…

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Oct 7, 2020 •Telehealth

Study: Changes Are Needed to Make Telehealth a Primary Care Platform

A new study out of Johns Hopkins finds that primary care visits and health and wellness check-ups have dropped during the coronavirus pandemic – and telehealth isn’t…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth more time- and cost-effective for chronic pain patients, bolstering case for provider adoption

Patient satisfaction was high even before the pandemic, and anesthesiologists say 50% of visits could be virtual. Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Patients who saw a pain medicine specialist…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

HHS Adds $20B to Provider Relief Fund for Home Health Agencies, Others

The federal government announced Thursday that the Provider Relief Fund will be replenished with a tranche of $20 billion. Unlike some of the previous rounds of relief,…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

Hospices Seek to Balance Technology with the Human Touch

By Holly Vossel | October 4, 2020 Hospices nationwide have leveraged technological advances to improve workflows, referral communications and enhance patient care. While telehealth in particular has been vital for…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telemedicine

HHS Releases Rural Action Plan

On September 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Rural Action Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan: (i) details the challenges rural communities endure; (ii)…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

Bipartisan TIKES Act would improve telehealth access for kids

The legislation would require the HHS Secretary to issue guidance to states on virtual care strategies and mandate studies on the impact of telemedicine on healthcare access.…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Remote Patient Monitoring

Advocating for underserved populations: Is remote patient monitoring the answer?

It’s crucial that today’s providers, innovators, and regulators alike continue to push for such tech adoption, driving virtual, continuous care in populations disproportionately affected by disease. By TARA…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

New Uses for Telehealth: How Virtual Care Has Extended Its Reach

From physical therapy to dentistry, a wide range of specialties are being delivered with a click. by Kevin Joy Telehealth isn’t just for urgent care. Consumers’ growing…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

Maximize Reimbursement Now

7 changes affecting HME paymentsby Miriam LieberFriday, October 2nd, 2020 Although home medical equipment (HME) providers are accustomed to constant change, the uncertainties of the pandemic have…

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Oct 6, 2020 •Telehealth

Top 5 Uses for a Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth Platform

Direct to consumer telehealth offers consumers and providers a quick and easy means of collaborating on episodic care. But what are the ideal uses for this type…

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Oct 5, 2020 •Medicaid

New Bill Seeks to Improve Medicaid, CHIP Telehealth Coverage for Kids

The TIKES Act of 2020, introduced this week on Capitol Hill, would direct HHS to help states improve telehealth coverage in Medicaid and CHIP programs and compel…

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Oct 5, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth makes some aspects of cancer care virtual

Being able to speak in depth about her side effects via telehealth made all the difference for an Indianapolis woman who was struggling with painful side effects…

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