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Aug 13, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth supports hospice and palliative care providers, patients and caregivers

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 quickly led to rapid adoption of telehealth across all healthcare sectors, including hospice and palliative care. A year later,…

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Aug 4, 2021 •Telehealth

More than convenience: How leaders are leveraging telehealth to achieve their strategic plan

When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in early 2020, some health systems were forced to dramatically expand their telehealth capabilities in a matter of days. As clinicians…

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Aug 4, 2021 •Telehealth

AMA Launches Telehealth Immersion Program to Promote Sustainability

The American Medical Association has launched a new program to help providers craft a long-term strategy for telehealth scalability and sustainability. By Eric Wicklund June 14, 2021 – The American…

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Aug 3, 2021 •Telehealth

New Letter Urges Congress to Establish a Post-Pandemic Telehealth Policy

The eHealth Initiative and several high-profile organizations are once again asking Congressional leadership to enact long-term telehealth policy to preserve some access and coverage rules that have…

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Aug 3, 2021 •Telehealth

New Bill Aims to Launch Pilot Programs for Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring

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Jul 30, 2021 •Telehealth

430 groups demand congressional action on permanently expanding telehealth flexibilities

More than 400 advocacy groups are calling for Congress to act quickly to permanently expand flexibilities for telehealth that could go away after the end of the…

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Jul 30, 2021 •Telehealth

As ‘telehealth cliff’ looms, hundreds of healthcare orgs urge Congress to act

More than 400 healthcare and technology organizations are calling on Capitol Hill to eliminate arbitrary restrictions while helping FQHCs and critical access hospitals offer wider access to virtual…

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Jul 29, 2021 •Telehealth

HHS ‘absolutely supportive’ of permanent telehealth provisions after pandemic, Secretary Xavier Becerra says

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra voiced his support for permanent telehealth expansions and reducing access barriers after the pandemic ends during The Washington Post‘s June 24 virtual event on…

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Jul 23, 2021 •American Medical Association (AMA)

AMA calls for action to help telehealth flourish post-pandemic

The use of telehealth has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, but critical issues related to health inequity, state medical licensure requirements, regulation and payment must be addressed…

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Jul 23, 2021 •Telehealth

Telehealth Is Here to Stay

After a year of change, how will homecare adapt online? by Hannah Wolfson Tuesday, June 1st, 2021 In the earliest days of the emerging COVID-19 pandemic—in a…

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Jul 23, 2021 •Telehealth

Will telehealth be the new frontline of healthcare?

Lori Prestesater shares three key factors that should be taken into consideration if healthcare providers are to continue along their trajectory towards being truly digitally driven Digitally delivered…

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Jul 23, 2021 •Telehealth

Physicians in favor of permanent telehealth expansion

At the same time, a new report finds, stakeholders should not ignore the limitations of current virtual care models. By Kat Jercich May 27, 2021 10:43 AM…

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Jul 22, 2021 •Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote monitoring device acceptance has increased compared to pre-pandemic levels

Many patients remain skeptical of remote patient monitoring devices, which have seen a heavy uptake due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic forced a shift away…

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Jul 22, 2021 •Telehealth

CMS proposes to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model nationwide

Public and private providers are keen on expanding their home health programs after seeing how well it worked during the pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

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Jul 21, 2021 •Telehealth

What we’ve learned about using telehealth to reach older adults during COVID-19

As COVID-19 case counts rose and sheltering in place became a public health mandate, telehealth use skyrocketed nationwide as previous regulatory restrictions were lifted and providers and…

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