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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Remote Patient Monitoring May Predict 30-Day Readmission Risk

March 17, 2020 – A remote patient monitoring tool that assesses patient ambulation and mobility could be useful for predicting risk for 30-day hospital readmissions, according to new data published in JAMA…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Expanding Telehealth Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is entering a new stage of global spread. The outbreak has generated a frenzy of activity related to telehealth, which offers a unique capacity…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Medicare Expands Telehealth Services in Response to Coronavirus

As federal officials continue to urge Americans – particularly older adults – to stay in their homes to stem the spread of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Trump administration lays out new health, economic steps to combat virus

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday laid out new efforts his administration is undertaking as part of the federal response to the spread of novel coronavirus in the US.Officials on the…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS announces major shift to expand telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries, others as COVID-19 strategy

The federal government is stripping away barriers to Medicare telehealth coverage as a frontline response to the coronavirus outbreak, which feeds on person-to-person contact and has proven…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 Emergency

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (the “Emergency Declaration”). The president framed the emergency declaration as…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS Expands Nursing Home Telehealth Coverage, Waives HIPAA Penalties During COVID-19 Outbreak

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced an emergency expansion of telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries amid the COVID-19 outbreak, removing multiple regulatory barriers to doctors providing remote…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Medicare Expands Telehealth Coverage to Curb Coronavirus

March 17, 2020 – The Trump Administration recently announced the expansion of telehealth services in an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus. Providers will now be reimbursed for…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS loosens telehealth laws after national emergency declared for COVID-19

On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services loosened requirements that would make it…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Congressional Health Care Law Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

One day after the declaration of a state of emergency by the Trump administration on Friday, March 13, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the Families…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Trump boosts telehealth services in the fight against coronavirus

(CNN)President Donald Trump offered Americans a fresh weapon to fight the novel coronavirus in his Rose Garden emergency declaration on Friday: Telehealth.In his remarks, Trump said his administration will waive…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Coronavirus: New Guidance For Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans

On Monday, March 9, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released information on permissible flexibilities and obligations that are in effect during a disaster and…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Telemedicine Is a Safety Valve for a Strained Health Care System

As coronavirus spreads, health officials have had to adopt a very cold calculus. Resources are scarce, so they can only test a limited number of people. Those who are infected…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19

Recognizing that patients prioritize convenient and inexpensive care, Duffy and Lee recently asked whether in-person visits should become the second, third, or even last option for meeting…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

What the U.S. Needs to Do — Right Now — to Fight Coronavirus

The coronavirus epidemic is rapidly escalating in the United States. In addition to social distancing measures, such as canceling public events and working from home, we need a health system…

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