Telehealth

7 Mar 2020

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PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS $8.3B CORONAVIRUS FUNDING BILL, TELEHEALTH RESTRICTIONS WAIVED

The decision to waive restrictions on telemedicine for Medicare beneficiaries was praised by the American Telehealth Association. President Donald Trump signed an $8.3 billion emergency funding measure to stem the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak Friday morning. The president signed the bill one day after the Senate approved the appropriations bill, which includes a provision to lift waive restrictions […]

7 Mar 2020

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How telehealth is being used to limit the spread of coronavirus: 6 things to know

The American Telemedicine Associationcommended Congress on March 5 for passing an $8.3 billion emergency funding package, which includes a provision to waive telehealth restrictions for Medicare beneficiaries, to combat the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak. Here are six things to know about the federal funding and how healthcare organizations are using virtual care technology to combat the outbreak: […]

To Avoid Quarantining Healthcare Workers, Hospitals Expand Telehealth to Screen for COVID-19

7 Mar 2020

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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 as it spreads, with increasing focus on outbreaks and containment efforts throughout the United States. On March 6, 2020, President Trump signed into law an emergency $8.3 billion […]

3 Mar 2020

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Reaching rural patients through telehealth

We’ve come a long way in medicine over the last decade, but the struggle to merely access quality health services for the 15 to 20 percent of patients who live in rural areas across the United States remains real, leading to frustration and serious health consequences. The good news is, recent surges in telehealth deployments […]

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3 Mar 2020

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4 Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring for Doctors

Technology has irrevocably changed medicine. Though there have been a few hiccups over the course of human history in healthcare when it comes to integrative technology, most experts will agree that collaborative technologies connecting healthcare providers more closely with their patients helps professionals confer more precise and effective care. There is no denying it: the […]

3 Mar 2020

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is rolling out a new telehealth-enabled payment model for 911 triage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected more than 200 emergency transport providers to participate in its Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model — a new payment model that leverages mHealth and telehealth to reimburse Medicare-enrolled ambulance providers that triage 911 calls, according to mHealthIntelligence. The CMS’ new model aims to reduce the […]

Humanizing health care with virtual health

27 Feb 2020

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Humanizing health care with virtual health

Expanding the patient-centric care delivery model Ken Abrams, MD, MBA, Managing Director, National Chief Physician Executive, Deloitte Consulting LLPSummer Knight, MD, MBA, Virtual Health Platform Portfolio Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLPBill Fera, MD, Virtual Health Enterprise Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLPFelix Matthews, MD, MBA, Virtual Health Strategy Leader, Deloitte Consulting LP Virtual health uses telecommunication and networked […]

7 Feb 2020

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CMS to Add MA Telehealth Coverage for Kidney Disease, Specialty Care

In a proposed rule issued this week, CMS is boosting telehealth coverage in Medicare Advantage plans for members with end-stage renal disease and giving MA members more telehealth coverage for specialist care. By Eric Wicklund February 07, 2020 – CMS is proposing giving patients with end-stage renal disease in Medicare Advantage plan access to more telehealth benefits, allowing […]

26 Jan 2020

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Payment Outlook: 60% of MA Plans Cover Telehealth, 95% of Post-Acute Providers Subject to Alternate Models

By Alex Spanko | January 26, 2020 The new fee-for-service Medicare model absorbed much of the oxygen around nursing home payment reform in 2019, but 2020 — as well as the years beyond — will bring a slew of alternate payment pressure to the post-acute sector. Over the next two years alone, 95% of post-acute operators will find […]

Here’s what providers need to know as RPM is poised for take-off with new CMS rules

7 Jan 2020

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Here’s what providers need to know as RPM is poised for take-off with new CMS rules

With the new CMS rules going into effect in 2020, providers have more opportunity than ever before to seize these benefits by collecting critical patient information while streamlining talent and spatial resources. By Christopher McCann This past fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rules on Chronic Care Remote Physiologic […]

4 Jan 2020

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2020 Vision – Better Connectivity is Helping Health Care – aTouchAway Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Platform Experiencing Exponential Growth

A patient’s ‘circle of care’ can include relatives, friends, a spiritual adviser or the pharmacist, not just doctors, nurses, or telehealth clinicians. Technology is helping bring them all together. BRIGITTE PELLERINJanuary 3, 2020 A fresh decade means fresh ideas. Brigitte Pellerin talks to some of the local people who are innovating – some in small […]

Remote Patient Monitoring, Reimbursement Topped Headlines in 2019

31 Dec 2019

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Remote Patient Monitoring, Reimbursement Topped Headlines in 2019

Top mHealth trends in 2019 included remote patient monitoring, telehealth reimbursement, substance use disorder care, chronic disease management, and direct-to-consumer mHealth technology. By Samantha McGrail As 2019 comes to an end, healthcare organizations are reflecting on the trends and stories that most influenced their behaviors in the past year. Based on our most clicked stories […]

13 Dec 2019

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The Chronic Care Management (CCM) – Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) – Reimbursement Guide – Coverage Year 2020

CMS has released its final rule for the 2020 Physician’s Fee Schedule. We have previously covered how one can set up a chronic care management program in 5 steps. We have also covered the available CPT codes that can be used to bill for chronic care management, which also includes remote patient monitoring. If you want […]

13 Dec 2019

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Mortality and morbidity 1 year after stopping a remote patient management intervention: extended follow-up results from the telemedical interventional management in patients with heart failure II (TIM-HF2) randomised trial

Mortality and morbidity 1 year after stopping a remote patient management intervention: extended follow-up results from the telemedical interventional management in patients with heart failure II (TIM-HF2) randomised trial – The Lancet Digital Health Prof Friedrich Koehler, MD Friedrich KoehlerCorrespondenceCorrespondence to: Prof Friedrich Köhler, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Centre for Cardiovascular Telemedicine, Charité – […]

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12 Dec 2019

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Remote management of patients with heart failure—how long should it go on?

Remote management of patients with heart failure—how long should it go on? – The Lancet Digital Health Remote patient management (RPM) promises to improve patient care.1 Varma N Ricci RP Telemedicine and cardiac implants: what is the benefit?.Eur Heart J.2013; 34: 1885-1895 Crossref PubMed Scopus (0) Google Scholar Previously, Friedrich Koehler and colleagues2 Koehler F […]

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