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Nov 10, 2020 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC opens $100M connected care telehealth pilot program: 4 things to know

The Federal Communications Commission will open applications Nov. 6 for its $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which aims to improve telehealth access for low-income Americans and veterans. The…

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Nov 10, 2020 •Remote Patient Monitoring

Benefits to remote patient monitoring

With forethought and the right technology on board, remote patient monitoring can be a good complement to telehealth, allowing physicians to receive data about their patients’ in…

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Nov 9, 2020 •Reimbursement

Home Health Final Rule contains ‘significant change’ for agencies, expert warns

The 2020 Home Health Final Rule has a “significant change” that home healthcare agencies “should be paying close attention,” according to Aaron Tripp, vice president for reimbursements…

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Nov 9, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Finalizes 1.9% Boost for Medicare Home Health Reimbursement

That is a $390M increase in Medicare home health reimbursement, according to a new final rule that also expands coverage of telecommunications tech and keeps the PDGM’s…

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Nov 9, 2020 •Medicaid

Senators Seek CMS Support for Telehealth Services for Expectant Moms

November 02, 2020 – A bill introduced last week in the Senate aims to establish Medicare and Medicaid coverage for telehealth programs that monitor the health of expectant mothers.…

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Nov 6, 2020 •Telehealth

Mahmood Kazemi: A remote revolution in diabetes care

The telehealth revolution has arrived, faster than even its most ardent proponents anticipated. Virtual doctor visits are on track to top 1 billion by the end of…

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Nov 6, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS finalizes home health payment rule for 2021: 4 takeaways

CMS finalized 2021 payment updates for home health agencies Oct. 29. Four takeaways on the changes, which are effective Jan. 1: 1. CMS will increase payments to home health…

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Nov 5, 2020 •Telehealth

Value-Based Care Requires a Balance of Telehealth, In-Person Visits

In a new Healthcare Strategies podcast, Chris Waugh, chief innovation officer at Sutter Health, explains how the health system is creating a strategy that integrates virtual and…

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Nov 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Will telehealth growth outlast the pandemic? 10 execs weigh in

Telehealth growth has sped up during the pandemic, but whether it continues long-term is a point of debate among hospital and health system CIOs. The fate of…

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Nov 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Smart hospitals deliver better quality care, report finds

Hospitals making use of smart technologies such as artificial intelligence, remote health monitoring and robotics, are delivering higher standards of care according to new research from business…

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Nov 3, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Digital evolution in healthcare is making a critical difference

Addressed holistically, India could not only leapfrog and become a model for digital health adoption, but healthcare could well be India’s primary driver of growth and employment.…

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Nov 2, 2020 •Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act

Collins, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Improve Access to Home Health Care Furnished By Telehealth Amid Public Health Emergencies

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act, a bipartisan bill to provide Medicare reimbursement for…

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Nov 1, 2020 •Home Health Agencies (HHAs)

CMS (finally) Makes Telehealth Permanent for Home Health Agencies

CMS on Thursday made permanent changes to telehealth flexibilities for home health providers. In its home health payment rule for 2021, the agency signed off on changes to allow providers to…

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Oct 29, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Improving the Clinical Response to Patient Data

By 2025, the World Economic Forum estimates that 463 exabytes of data will be created each day. Already, a single patient generates close to 80 megabytes each year in…

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Oct 28, 2020 •Telehealth

Factoring in Caregivers Adds Value to a Telehealth Program

Telehealth programs that include the caregiver in the care management process stand a better chance of improving outcomes and quality of life. October 16, 2020 – Telehealth programs are…

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