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CMS Gives Doctors More Telehealth Flexibility, Postpones ET3 Launch
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is relaxing the telehealth rules again so that providers can practice at the top of their license; the agency is…
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A Blueprint for Telehealth Success for Skilled Nursing Facilities
SNFs are turning to telehealth to improve clinical and operational outcomes, particularly in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, but successful adoption requires an attention to details.…
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FCC Begins Virus Telehealth Push as Eligibility Questions Linger
Health providers can apply starting Monday for $200 million in telehealth funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic, even as they fault eligibility restrictions and wrestle to apply…
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5 things hospitals must know about applying to FCC’s $200M telehealth program
The FCC will open its application portal today to hospitals interested in applying to its $200 million COVID-19 telehealth program. The program is part of the $2…
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AMA offers further guidance for telehealth rollouts
Its updated Digital Health Implementation Playbook Series offers tips and best practices for making the most of virtual consult technologies. The American Medical Association has put together…
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‘No Strings Attached’: CMS Sending $30 Billion to Home Health Agencies, Other Medicare Providers
If home health and hospice providers discover an unexpected Medicare payment from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) later this week, they shouldn’t be too…
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CMS eases restrictions for physicians in long-term care facilities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has eased a number of service restrictions on physicians who provide care for residents in skilled nursing and long-term care…
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Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
We are empowering medical providers to serve patients wherever they are during this national public health emergency. We are especially concerned about reaching those most at risk,…
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Telehealth, telemedicine here to stay, says expert
One of the obvious outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic is that telemedicine and telehealth will no longer be a wave of the future. They’re here and here…
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CARES Act Funding and Support for Telehealth
As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress appropriated significant funding for a number of telehealth programs and initiatives, including funding for…
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Commercial Payors and Medicaid Telehealth Billing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) have enacted several measures to make it easier for Medicare…
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COVID-19 Spurs Government Action Through Multiple Temporary Regulatory Waivers for Health Care Providers
On March 30, 2020 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued multiple temporary regulatory waivers and new rules in an effort to provide the American…
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Alert: FCC Adopts Order Setting Rules for COVID-19 Telehealth Funding
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an order implementing the CARES Act appropriation of $200 million for telehealth through a new program called the COVID-19 Telehealth Program and…
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