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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

How COVID-19 Is Advancing Healthcare Innovation and Interoperability

Improvements in access, usability and scheduling brought on by the pandemic will outlast the current public health crisis. Five months after COVID-19 was formally declared a pandemic,…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

Texas Lawmaker Wants CARES Act Telehealth Rules Extended Through 2025

The latest telehealth expansion bill introduced to Congress would extend CARES Act provisions through the end of 2025 and compel the GAO to issue two reports on…

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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Central Maine Healthcare CMIO: ‘Telehealth Reimbursement Can’t Go Back to Pre-COVID Status’

Steven Martel, M.D., CMIO at Central Maine Healthcare, describes his organization’s journey into telehealth during the pandemic, and what needs to happen for usage rates to remain…

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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Are There Health Disparities in COVID-19 Telehealth Access, Use?

Black patients are four-times more likely to access the emergency department over telehealth than their white peers, highlighting a care access disparity. Key health disparities have emerged…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote monitoring at the centre of a proactive care model

Jane Van Aken, Development Director at Spirit Digital, outlines the five key necessities for successful implementation and use of remote monitoring. While digital healthcare has existed since…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Federal Government Announces Rural Telehealth Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that they have signed…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC Releases Guidance for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program

What You Should Know: – FCC releases Public Notice providing additional information and guidance for potential applicants interested in applying for its Connected Care Pilot Program. –…

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Sep 14, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

How to make telehealth more permanent after COVID-19

The coronavirus outbreak, or COVID-19, has fundamentally transformed our lives and communities, contributing to economic declines, disruptions in schooling, and distressed hospital systems. However, the pandemic has…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telemedicine

Vast majority of specialists increased use of telehealth tech during COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly 80% of cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology and respiratory physicians polled for a new survey said their use of virtual care technology has increased. In a new survey…

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

HHS releases plan to strengthen rural healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released the rural action plan, the first department-wide assessment of rural healthcare efforts in 18 years. According…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth’s post-pandemic future: Where do we go from here?

SEP 7, 2020 Len Strazewski Concerned about exposing patients and their families to COVID-19, doctors and other health professionals are expanding telehealth services, using a variety of…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)

HHS Underscores Importance of Tech in First-Ever Rural Health Plan

In August, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that asked for a report on ongoing and future actions to enhance rural health care. HHS released an…

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Sep 14, 2020 •Telehealth

3 ways to bring telehealth to the next level

Here are three things that can be done to further amplify the evolution and availability of telehealth to support patients, especially seniors. By CLINT JONES / Sep 11, 2020…

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Sep 11, 2020 •Telehealth

Expanding telehealth is ‘worthwhile for everybody’

by: Theresa Flaherty – Friday, September 11, 2020 WASHINGTON – The Council for Quality Respiratory is throwing its support behind the CONNECT Act, a bill that would expand telehealth services for RTs, because it would also help to…

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

HHS focuses on telehealth and tech innovations in Rural Action Plan

The roadmap released this week includes a four-point strategy to address the challenges facing rural healthcare. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released…

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