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As remote patient monitoring expands, so does CPT to describe it
To see where and how the use of digital health tools is growing, take a look at the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, which opened the door to…
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Remote Patient Monitoring
Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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AMA Survey Shows Widespread Enthusiasm For Telehealth
A survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that 85 percent of physicians now use telehealth and 70 percent plan to continue using virtual services after the pandemic.…
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Alliance submits comments in response to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Strengthening Community Health Through Technology RFI
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the request for information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on strengthening…
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New Bill Aims to Extend Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to extend CMS‘ Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver for two years after the COVID-19 public health emergency reaches an…
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Using Hospital-At-Home Services to Lower Readmissions, Increase Capacity
A safety-net health system leveraged its home hospital program, launched a few months before the Omicron surge, to bring acute care to patients and alleviate capacity challenges.…
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Speaker: ‘Potential is high’ for remote patient monitoring in difficult-to-control asthma
PHOENIX — Although challenges remain, remote digital health practices can be implemented for most aspects of asthma evaluation and management, according to a speaker at the American…
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Washington gets more pressure on telehealth reform
A bipartisan bill has been introduced to expand telehealth access for two years. Hundreds of advocates are calling on Congress to ensure permanent access. Healthcare advocates have…
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FCC ANNOUNCES 36 NEWLY APPROVED PROJECTS FOR CONNECTED CARE PILOT PROGRAM
Program Will Support Connected Care Services Across Country, Focus on Low-Income and Veteran Patients — WASHINGTON, October 26, 2021—Today the Federal Communications Commission approved a Public…
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Can Remote Patient Monitoring Be the New Standard in Primary Care of Chronic Diseases, Post-COVID-19?
Abstract Background: One lesson from the current COVID-19 pandemic is the need to optimize health care provision outside of traditional settings, and potentially over longer periods of time.…
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ATA urges Congress to strike in-person visit from telehealth rule
The American Telemedicine Association is pressing Congress to repeal a rule in the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule that would require an in-person visit every six months in…
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CMS Faces Calls to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage in 2022 PFS
Telehealth advocates are submitting recommendations to CMS to improve coverage for remote patient monitoring services in the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule. By Eric Wicklund September 03, 2021 – With…
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What Is Telehealth and How Does It Work?
There are services on the internet that let you track COVID-19 in your area or recover from burnout related to COVID. But are these telehealth, telemedicine, or neither? The terms…
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Virtual care with remote monitoring reduces patients’ pain, drug errors: study
Patients monitored virtually after nonelective surgery had significantly reduced pain and greater detection and correction of medication errors, according to researchers at McMaster University in Ontario. The…
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The American Telemedicine Association Again Leads the Industry Commenting on Medicare Updates to Telehealth Policy
Faegre Drinker professionals Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson, Megan Herber, Nisha Quasba and Libby Baney provide ongoing support to the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) policy work. This month, the comment…
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