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Sep 11, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

PCORI Grants Target Telehealth Programs for COVID-19 Treatment

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is disbursing more then $22 million in grants to several projects that will analyze how telehealth has been and could be used…

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Sep 11, 2020 Telehealth

IS THERE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR TELEMEDICINE IN A POST-COVID WORLD?

In the US, officials have opened up access to telehealth as part of efforts to control the spread of Covid-19. Natalie Healey speaks to Dr Nicol Turner Lee from the Brookings…

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Sep 11, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

3 WAYS COVID-19 TRANSFORMED HEALTHCARE DELIVERY THROUGH TELEHEALTH

With the coronavirus crisis, health systems catapulted the industry into the future by accelerating virtual care initiatives that will forever change the way healthcare is delivered in…

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Sep 11, 2020 Remote Patient Monitoring

WHAT’S NEXT FOR TELEHEALTH? OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION

Experts point to areas of potential growth and improvement in the telehealth landscape. While telehealth has accelerated in popularity, it is far from reaching its zenith. Tremendous…

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Sep 11, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

How remote patient monitoring can aid in the fight against COVID

In the context of the COVID-19 public health emergency, leveraging patient monitoring technology to eliminate unnecessary patient contact and ease the burden on hospitals, other health care…

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Sep 11, 2020 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

CMS Releases 2021 MPFS and QPP Proposed Rule

Highlights The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Proposed Rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), which contains updates…

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Sep 11, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Proposes Significant Changes to Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified how providers can use telehealth and mHealth to establish and run remote patient monitoring programs, with changes that…

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Sep 11, 2020 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

MedPAC commissioners hint at telehealth policies that may stick post-COVID-19

Dive Brief: Members of the congressional advisory group Medicare Payment Advisory Commission agree telehealth is here to stay, but are concerned about how to improve access without…

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Sep 11, 2020 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC nears launch of $100M connected care telehealth pilot program: 5 things to know

Jackie Drees – Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 The Federal Communications Commission recently published application details on its $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which aims to enhance telehealth access for low-income…

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Sep 4, 2020 Telehealth

Telehealth after dark: Health systems can relieve clinician workload through nighttime virtual care

Providence St. Joseph Health team members explained during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation how their telehospitalist program helped fill the gap for critical access hospitals. Smaller critical…

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Sep 4, 2020 Telehealth

Improving the Patient Experience by Optimizing Telehealth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

We are facing a global healthcare crisis unlike any in our recent history. Within the span of a few short weeks, we saw our lives and practices…

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Sep 4, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Why The Telehealth Revolution Will Improve Well-being For Years To Come

The need for virtual treatment in the midst of this pandemic is primed to rewrite the rulebook on health for years to come. With the arrival of…

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Sep 4, 2020 Telehealth

‘Reimbursement is the key element’: 4 physicians sound off on remote monitoring device adoption

While telehealth adoption has skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, the use of remote patient monitoring devices has also climbed among patients, signaling a shift that some physicians…

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Sep 4, 2020 aTouchAway

Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved?

Providers say there are a number of logistical, regulatory and educational hurdles that must be overcome for telehealth to reach its potential. After the coronavirus began spreading…

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Sep 4, 2020 FAQ

Top Ten Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs for 2021

On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of clarifications and proposals on remote patient monitoring (RPM) services reimbursed under…

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