•Telemedicine
HHS Releases Rural Action Plan
On September 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its Rural Action Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan: (i) details the challenges rural communities endure; (ii)…
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Telemedicine
Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
•Telehealth
Telehealth Is Here To Stay. Are The Providers Who Refuse To Embrace It?
Telehealth provides convenience to patients. It has the potential to improve patient outcomes by ensuring worrisome signs and symptoms are discussed with a clinician as quickly as…
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•Telemedicine
TELEMEDICINE ASSOCIATION IS MAKING THE MOST OF ITS MOMENT
A familiar echo of “we should have done this earlier” surrounds processes that could have been implemented before the pandemic hit. Telehealth is a prime example. The…
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•Telehealth
Using telehealth to manage chronic diseases
COVID-19 provided a much-needed catalyst for widespread integration of telemedicine. Now it’s time to use it against our biggest long-term health challenges. Telemedicine is not a new…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
COVID-19 forced reluctant mental health providers to try telemedicine. Now there’s no going back.
For years, telemedicine has been touted as a way to address mental health provider shortages in Greater Minnesota or as an option that could help stave off…
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•Telehealth
Viewpoint: 5 issues telehealth must address before permanent expansion
By Jackie Drees If telehealth is going to provide value to the healthcare system, it must address issues such as health equity and disparities in healthcare while…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
NYC Hospitals Create Blueprint for COVID-19 Triage By Telehealth
The report, recently published in Medicina, was prepared by clinicians at NYU Langone Health and the NYU Long Island School of Medicine, both of which used telehealth…
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•Telehealth
Telehealth Adoption Is a Challenge Worth Meeting
AACE leaders on embracing technology in medicine by Howard M. Lando, MD, and Susan L. Samson, MD, PhD September 18, 2020 Telehealth has been available as a tool…
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•Telehealth
Senate bill would nix geographic, site restrictions on telehealth
What’s the news: The AMA is supporting S. 4375, the “Telehealth Modernization Act of 2020,” which would permanently remove many of the regulatory restrictions on telehealth that were…
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•COVID-19 - Coronavirus
How Has Patient Monitoring Changed Since COVID-19?
Beyond the toll the novel coronavirus has taken on our friends and loved ones, COVID-19 has brought to light how our healthcare system has been challenged in…
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•Telehealth
Taskforce on Telehealth Policy: 4 recommendations to maximize telehealth cost, quality benefits
Jackie Drees – Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 The American Telemedicine Association, National Committee for Quality Assurance and Alliance for Connected Care’s national telehealth policy taskforce released recommendations this month for permanent…
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•Blog
Why Remote Medical Solutions Are More Than Just A Pandemic Response
The health industry has increasingly emphasized convenience these past few decades, with methods developed to seamlessly integrate health management into our daily routines. Gone are the days…
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•Virtual Exam and Virtual Care
Three virtual care components every senior care facility needs
As with any crisis, COVID-19 has exposed and widened existing cracks in the foundations of our nation’s healthcare infrastructure. This instability is particularly evident in senior care,…
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•Telehealth
Taskforce on Telehealth Policy Issues Final Report
Remote healthcare recommendations set guidelines for policymakers Twenty-three of the nation’s leading healthcare experts released their much-anticipated final report on Tuesday, September 15, identifying challenges and opportunities…
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•Telehealth
Letter: Telehealth would be even handier under Medicare for All
The Saturday letter “Telehealth will be valuable even after pandemic ends” from David Stukus made a good case for online visits with medical providers as the pandemic…
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