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Telehealth used in an attempt to curb coronavirus
As the pandemic that is the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grows, telehealth technology is finding its footing as people become more concerned about their level of exposure to…
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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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Doctors and Patients Turn to Telemedicine in the Coronavirus Outbreak
The use of virtual visits climbs as a way of safely treating patients and containing spread of the infection at hospitals, clinics and medical offices. The man…
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Congress Allows HHS to Relax Telehealth Medicare Restrictions in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
On March 6, 2020, the president signed into law H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (“Act”). This law provides $8.3 billion in emergency funding…
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Telehealth News Alert: New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Considerations For Telehealth Providers
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues, the federal government and commercial health insurers have taken significant steps to increase Americans’ access to treatment and testing. In the…
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CMS encourages Medicare Advantage plans to remove barriers to COVID-19 care
The CMS has encouraged Medicare Advantage plans to eliminate or reduce cost-sharing for their members affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Medicare Advantage, the private alternative to the traditional…
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Can telehealth benefits combat the new coronavirus?
Virtual care solutions may prevent straining of the health system’s resources and are often low-cost or free, sources told HR Dive. Analysts and consultants have highlighted virtual care as…
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Bipartisan bills in House, Senate seek to increase telehealth in nursing homes
The Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation introduced in both the House and Senate, aims to enable more widespread use of telehealth in…
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Telehealth: 5 Key Takeaways from the Coronavirus Spending Bill
“Caution is appropriate. Preparedness is appropriate. Panic is not.” (~ U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, commenting on the coronavirus) The recent coronavirus outbreak is gaining world attention…
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6 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Considerations for Telehealth Providers
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues, the federal government and commercial health insurers have taken significant steps to increase Americans’ access to treatment and testing. In the…
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President Signs Coronavirus Spending Legislation that Includes Telehealth Expansion
On March 6, 2020, President Trump signed H.R. 6074, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (the Act) into law (Public Law 116-123). The legislation, which…
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Health IT Essential to White House’s COVID-19 National Emergency Response
Leveraging diagnostic testing technologies, telehealth and digital services are key to the administration’s rapid response to the coronavirus.Melissa HarrisFri, 03/13/2020 – 16:44ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedIn Improved diagnostic testing technology, telehealth,…
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HHS and CMS Issue Guidance on HIPAA and Telehealth, Respectively, in the Wake of the COVID-19 Outbreak
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a bulletin reiterating the ways that patient information may be shared…
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