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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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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

CMS wants to make home health telemedicine permanent

Dive Brief: CMS proposed a rule on Thursday that would make looser restrictions on home health providers’ use of telehealth permanent after the pandemic. Home health agencies…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

[Updated] CMS Proposes $540M Home Health Payment Boost, Permanent Telehealth Changes

By Bailey Bryant | June 25, 2020 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to make telehealth flexibilities for home health providers introduced in light of the…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation gives $1M to support telehealth

The Community Care Cooperative is raising $5 million to provide telehealth capabilities to local health centers. Mallory Hackett, Associate Editor The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation this week…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

CMS Proposes Calendar Year 2021 Payment and Policy Changes for Home Health Agencies and Calendar Year 2021 Home Infusion Therapy Benefit

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule [CMS-1730-P] that proposes routine updates to the home health payment rates for calendar year…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

3 Barriers to Implementing Home-Based Healthcare

The pandemic may have vaulted us into the future of medicine, but the leap to remote and home-based care is far from complete. by Jacquelyn BengfortTwitter The COVID-19…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Equal Pay for Telehealth Vital After Pandemic, Senate Told

Virtual doctor visits should pay the same rate as in-office checkups even after the Covid-19 pandemic ends, telehealth advocates told a Senate health panel. The Senate Health,…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth Has Gone Mainstream

COVID-19 has altered the way we live, day to day. One way it has changed us is how we access healthcare. As diabetics, we must continue to…

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Jun 29, 2020 •Blog

Sens. Push To Solidify Emergency Telehealth Expansion

A bipartisan group of 30 senators are calling on Senate leaders to permanently retain programs that expanded telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group, led by…

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Jun 29, 2020 •Blog

Senators: Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent for Hospice, Other Settings

A group of U.S. Senators are calling on their colleagues in Congress and federal agencies to make permanent the increased availability of telehealth that was established temporarily…

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Jun 29, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off

By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter New research suggests that telehealth counseling after weight loss may be just the support that people in rural areas need to maintain their…

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Jun 29, 2020 •Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Which Telehealth Changes Will Become Permanent? Hints May Come Next Month

Four months since the start of the public health emergency arising from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, one of the most acknowledged silver linings for providers…

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