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Sep 15, 2020 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Telehealth Providers May Get a Financial Boost Under the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program

The FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program is poised to defray eligible health care providers’ costs of providing certain telehealth services. On September 3, 2020, the FCC issued…

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Sep 15, 2020 •Telehealth

A timeline of telehealth support from the federal government during the pandemic

Katie Adams The White House, CMS and other federal agencies have been issuing new policies and grants to expand telehealth access and use during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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Sep 15, 2020 •Telehealth

Letter: Telehealth would be even handier under Medicare for All

The Saturday letter “Telehealth will be valuable even after pandemic ends” from David Stukus made a good case for online visits with medical providers as the pandemic…

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Sep 15, 2020 •Telehealth

Providers Plan a Post-Pandemic Future With Telehealth Strategies

They’ve tried the technology and tested the workloads. Now that telehealth is here to stay, providers are looking closely at what telehealth strategies do and not work…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

Why Telehealth Coverage Mandates Can’t Reverse Course

The implications of pulling back access to virtual care now would be nothing less than significant. The broad mandates that expanded telehealth coverage for Medicare and Medicaid recipients due…

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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Maintaining Momentum in Patient Engagement Technology Adoption

COVID-19 sparked historic patient engagement technology adoption, but healthcare will need to lean on provider testimony to keep these gains. If healthcare wants to keep up the…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

HHS, FCC and USDA launch joint rural telehealth initiative: 3 details

HHS, FCC and USDA on Sept. 1 signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on efforts to improve telehealth services and address health disparities in rural areas. The Rural…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth and Medicaid Expansion during COVID

This article will explore Medicaid expansion during COVID-19. We all know that COVID has uprooted our lives. Telehealth is the new post-COVID norm, whereas it was in…

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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Mayo Clinic’s Halamka: Telehealth boom slowing, but don’t expect it to go back to pre-COVID rates

The rapid adoption of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic may be winding down compared to levels it reached early in the COVID-19 pandemic. But that shift marked…

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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

7 Steps to Open the Healthcare Digital Front Door, Care Access

COVID-19 accelerated adoption of a digital front door, introducing virtual care access at scale. How can organizations utilize that door after the pandemic wanes? Healthcare organizations looking…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

Why EHR Interoperability is Critical for Telehealth

Telehealth has recently taken off as a way to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but even though telehealth has been around for several years, clinics…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency

What is telehealth?The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines telehealth as the use of electronic information and…

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Sep 14, 2020 •U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

HHS partners with FCC and USDA on rural telehealth initiative

Telehealth plays an increasingly critical part in treating patients, improving health outcomes and lowering costs. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Advancing Seniors Access to Cutting-edge Therapies and Technology in Medicare Hospital Rule

Finalized policy changes expand new technology add-on payment pathway for certain antimicrobials On September 2, CMS issued the FY 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and…

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Sep 14, 2020 •U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

CMS Proposes Telehealth Updates to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

On August 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) updates for the 2021 calendar year, addressing among other policy…

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