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Jul 9, 2020 •Blog

CMS Issues Proposed Rule That Would Update Home Health Payments and Allow Home Health Agencies to Continue Telemedicine Beyond Pandemic

CMS issued a proposed rule that proposes routine updates to the home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2021 and includes a proposal to make permanent…

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Jul 9, 2020 •Blog

Lock In Telehealth Flexibility, Protections, Says AAFP

July 02, 2020 Telehealth flexibilities implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic clearly work and should be made permanent, the Academy and more than 300 other national,…

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Jul 9, 2020 •Blog

After Past Failures, 2 States Push Ahead With New Telehealth Rules

Massachusetts’ medical board has issued its first-ever telehealth policy, while Pennsylvania lawmakers are poised to review a telehealth bill that replaces the one vetoed by their governor…

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Jul 9, 2020 •Blog

The Post COVID-19 World: Continued Focus on Relaxing Telehealth Barriers

This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) proposed the Equal Access to Care Act (the “EACA”), which would allow licensed providers to provide services via telehealth…

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Jul 9, 2020 •Blog

How telehealth and telemedicine extend medical reach for senior residents

The nursing home economy is extremely vulnerable, accounting for a staggering rate of America’s COVID-19 deaths. With the pandemic clogging the accessibility of medical care, many are…

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Jul 7, 2020 •American Hospital Association (AHA)

AHA’s List of COVID-19 Flexibilities That Should Stay and Go

AHA is pushing for telehealth reimbursement and other COVID-19 flexibilities to become a permanent part of the health policy landscape. But other waivers threaten the quality of…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

How to Make Remote Monitoring Tech Part of Everyday Health Care

By making the collection of valuable patient data feasible outside of the clinic, remote monitoring can facilitate care for conditions ranging from chronic diseases to recovery from…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

FDA: Deregulating During The Pandemic, And Beyond – OpEd

The press has obsessively focused on supposed government shortfalls regarding COVID-19 testing. However, virtually no attention has been given to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) vigorous and…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

Pandemic helps to change telehealth policy — slowly

Telehealth policy is changing, thanks to COVID-19, but providers worry some changes won’t last. Regulatory telehealth policy changes enacted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

Massachusetts Adopts Permanent Telehealth Policy for the First Time

Last Thursday, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) approved its first permanent telehealth policy. The Board’s policy provides that: (1) a “face-to-face encounter” is not a pre-requisite…

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Jul 7, 2020 •Blog

FCC adds $198M for rural healthcare providers to boost telehealth services

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adding almost $200 million to a rural healthcare program to help providers buy telecommunications and broadband services. Rural healthcare providers have…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Every HIPAA Waiver Has Its Thorn

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 On March 17, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights’ (“OCR”) announced that—for the duration of the COVID-19 emergency—it would exercise enforcement discretion and waive any…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Hundreds of industry groups call on Congress to advance permanent telehealth reform

Medical associations, health systems, vendors and other stakeholders are asking Senate and House leaders to prioritize four areas when enshrining permanent changes to telemedicine regs. By Kat JercichJune…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

FCC Boosts Rural Health Program Funding to Support Telehealth Expansion

The Federal Communications Commission is adding almost $200 million to the Rural Health Care Program, giving providers more resources to expand broadband connectivity to support telehealth and…

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Jul 2, 2020 •Blog

Congress introduces bill to makes CARES Act telehealth coverage permanent

The House of Representatives recently introduced the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, a bill calling for the permanence of telehealth regulations introduced in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and…

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