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

Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

FDA: Deregulating During The Pandemic, And Beyond – OpEd

The press has obsessively focused on supposed government shortfalls regarding COVID-19 testing. However, virtually no attention has been given to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) vigorous and…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

Pandemic helps to change telehealth policy — slowly

Telehealth policy is changing, thanks to COVID-19, but providers worry some changes won’t last. Regulatory telehealth policy changes enacted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

Massachusetts Adopts Permanent Telehealth Policy for the First Time

Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) approved its first permanent telehealth policy. The Board’s policy provides that: (1) a “face-to-face encounter” is not a pre-requisite…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

FCC adds $198M for rural healthcare providers to boost telehealth services

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adding almost $200 million to a rural healthcare program to help providers buy telecommunications and broadband services. Rural healthcare providers have…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Every HIPAA Waiver Has Its Thorn

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 On March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) announced that—for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency—it would exercise enforcement discretion and waive any…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Hundreds of industry groups call on Congress to advance permanent telehealth reform

Medical associations, health systems, vendors and other stakeholders are asking Senate and House leaders to prioritize four areas when enshrining permanent changes to telemedicine regs. By Kat JercichJune…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

FCC Boosts Rural Health Program Funding to Support Telehealth Expansion

The Federal Communications Commission is adding almost $200 million to the Rural Health Care Program, giving providers more resources to expand broadband connectivity to support telehealth and…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Congress introduces bill to makes CARES Act telehealth coverage permanent

The House of Representatives recently introduced the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, a bill calling for the permanence of telehealth regulations introduced in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

US Congress faces pressure to maintain telehealth after COVID-19

June 30, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has forced healthcare systems around the world to make greater use of telehealth services during lockdown, and lawmakers in the US…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Telemedicine’s tipping point

In February — the month before COVID-19 hit Boston — Partners Healthcare, the huge health system that includes Massachusetts General Hospital, treated 1,600 patients via video visits.…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Agencies Issue Helpful FAQs on COVID-19 Testing Coverage

On June 23, 2020, the US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury issued tri-agency FAQs (Part 43) that clarify important health and welfare provisions under the…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Under COVID-19 pressure, healthcare finally embraces new digital tools

With the abrupt transition to telehealth, the paradigm of care has shifted from legacy thinking to digital innovation By Anthony PannozzoJune 25, 2020 Healthcare has often been accused…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

The successes – and pitfalls – of using telehealth for home-based primary care

Although providing services to patients virtually can improve provider efficiency, it’s important to consider individual technological capabilities. By Kat JercichJune 26, 2020 Home-based primary care allows individuals with…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth Use Surges Around the World Amid COVID-19

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we have seen a dramatic shift from in-person visits to telehealth services around the globe, unveiling what may be the new normal…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

NACH Analyzes Latest Proposed Rule for Home Health

Friday, June 26th, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 26, 2020)—The preview of the CY 2021 home health proposed rule, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment…

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