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Jun 16, 2023 Blog

US Senators Support Permanent Telehealth Access Through Legislation

June 16, 2023 – In support of continued telehealth access, a bipartisan group of 60 United States senators reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT)…

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Jun 16, 2023 Blog

CONNECT ACT OFFERS ANOTHER SHOT AT PERMANENT TELEHEALTH FREEDOMS

The CONNECT For Health Act has been filed again in both the Senate and House, and supporters say the groundswell for expanded telehealth coverage and services could…

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Jun 6, 2023 Blog

Virtual-first health plans: Faster, affordable care for your employees

Over the last several years, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri has been expanding access to care through telehealth, urging consumers to use this valuable…

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Jun 1, 2023 Blog

Telehealth Monitoring, Research and Evaluation: Issues for State Medicaid Agencies to Consider

The use of telehealth increased exponentially in 2020 and 2021 as health care providers and patients responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimated…

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May 25, 2023 Blog

DHA Senior Leader: ‘Virtual First’ is the Future of Military Health System

The Defense Health Agency plans to advance its use of virtual technology with an aim to get the patient connected to the medical provider no matter where…

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May 24, 2023 Telehealth

4 Home Care Technologies for Health Systems to Prioritize, per AHA

America, and for that matter the world, is facing a growing challenge in caring for two expanding groups of patients — those 60 and older and patients…

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May 24, 2023 Blog

Legislation Aims to Support Telehealth Access in Rural Areas

May 24, 2023 – Earlier this month, a group of six United States House representatives introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act, which intends to maintain regional telehealth access and…

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May 24, 2023 Blog

What is Remote Patient Monitoring? All You Need To Know: Explained

Table of Contents What is Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)? Broadly speaking, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a healthcare delivery method that uses innovations in information technology to…

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May 24, 2023 Blog

CMS: Therapists in home health can bill Part B for telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified that outpatient therapists can continue to bill Medicare Part B for telehealth services across a range of…

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May 16, 2023 Blog

Congress Urged to Make Telehealth Access Permanent

Telehealth Access for America wrote a letter urging Congress to recognize the value of virtual care and the need to protect it. Telehealth Access for America (TAFA),…

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May 16, 2023 Press Releases

Nonagon Receives FDA Clearance for Over-the-Counter Remote Examination Platform, Making Healthcare More Accessible

Nonagon Enables Clinical-Grade Remote Examinations for Heart, Lungs, Abdomen, and More, Potentially Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Hospital Visits CAESAREA, ISRAEL, April 19, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Nonagon, a…

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May 12, 2023 Blog

Congress urged to make certain Medicare telehealth access permanent

Telehealth Access for America, an AHA-supported campaign to protect patient access to critical telehealth services, urged Congress to make permanent certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 public…

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May 11, 2023 Blog

HHS: How the End of the PHE Will Impact Telehealth Flexibilities

May 11, 2023 – Today marks the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), bringing changes to telehealth flexibilities enacted amid the pandemic. On May 11, the Department…

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May 2, 2023 Blog

HHS-OIG Releases Toolkit for Assessing Telehealth Billing Risks

May 02, 2023 – A newly released federal toolkit aims to help healthcare stakeholders analyze their telehealth claims data to assess program integrity risks. Released last week by the US Department…

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May 2, 2023 Blog

End of a pandemic era: What now for Federally Qualified Health Centers?

May 2, 2023 – The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in the use of telehealth services across the United States, a shift driven in part…

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