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Telehealth Is Changing How Healthcare Is Provided
The ways in which we provide healthcare are drastically changing modern life. Telehealth is the use of digital tools and information – including audio and video communication…
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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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Rural Providers to Use USDA Grants to Boost Telehealth Capabilities
USDA is providing $43 million in new funds to rural healthcare providers, many of whom have earmarked the funds to implement and support telehealth services. By Anuja Vaidya…
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HHS Renews Public Health Emergency, Keeping Key Home Health Waivers in Place
By Robert Holly | April 13, 2022 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday opted to renew the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), keeping in place several regulatory…
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Bipartisan Bill Aims to Increase Access to Virtual Mental Health Services
Three US senators have introduced legislation to increase access to virtual mental health services for children and underserved populations. By Mark Melchionna April 12, 2022 – To expand access to…
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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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OIG Launches New Resource Page Featuring Telehealth
Perhaps signaling the increasing likelihood of a permanent telehealth solution for the Medicare program, the Office of Inspector General for the US Department of Health and Human…
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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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Bipartisan legislation would broaden telehealth benefits for employees
The Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act would amend HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act to allow employers to offer standalone telehealth service programs – not unlike…
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The future of telehealth: 4 insights on overcoming challenges and reimagining care delivery
Telehealth continues to offer solutions to old and new healthcare challenges, from extending services in rural areas to addressing nursing shortages amid COVID-19. But formidable barriers remain…
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Telehealth Update: A Federal Appropriations Bill, A Positive OIG Report, and Good News from HHS
Last week saw a lot of great news in the world of telehealth. On March 15, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act,…
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FCC Closes Out Connected Care Pilot With $30M in New Grants
Sixteen new projects have been selected to receive the funding in the last round of the program established in 2020 to support the advancement of connected care.…
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•Federal Agencies
FCC ANNOUNCES FINAL GROUP OF APPROVED PROJECTS FOR CONNECTED CARE PILOT PROGRAM
Program Will Support Connected Care Services Across Country, Focus on Low-Income and Veteran Patients — WASHINGTON, March 16, 2022—Today, the Federal Communications Commission announced its fourth…
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Congress Extends Telehealth Flexibilities: 7 Things You Need to Know
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (the Act), was passed by the U.S. House and Senate on March 9th and 10th, 2022, and signed into law by the President on March…
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