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Sep 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Telehealth after dark: Health systems can relieve clinician workload through nighttime virtual care

Providence St. Joseph Health team members explained during a recent HIMSS20 Digital presentation how their telehospitalist program helped fill the gap for critical access hospitals. Smaller critical…

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Sep 4, 2020 •American Heart Association (AHA)

AHA Study Ties Telehealth Program to Reduced Infant Mortality Rate

A remote patient monitoring program for babies who’ve had heart surgery has helped reduce infant mortality by some 40 percent, according to the American Heart Association. In…

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Sep 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

COVID-19 pandemic brings telehealth into U.S. homes

The public health emergency (PHE) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in systemic changes throughout the nation’s health care system. Almost overnight, health systems, providers and…

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Sep 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Tech Companies Are Transforming People’s Bedrooms Into ‘Virtual Hospitals.’ Will It Last Post-COVID?

When Curtis Carlson started having back pain this spring, he tried to put off seeing a doctor. The COVID-19 pandemic was raging, his job at a transitional…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Expansion of Medicare telehealth services and ACA short-term health plans may be here to stay

On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to permanently maintain some of the COVID-19 temporary expansions to the Medicare Telehealth List and will…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Reinventing Palliative Care Delivery in the Era of COVID-19: How Telemedicine Can Support End of Life Care.

Telemedicine technology has become essential to healthcare delivery in the COVID-19 era, but concerns remain regarding whether the intimacy and communication that is central to high-quality palliative…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Telehealth

Improving the Patient Experience by Optimizing Telehealth Through COVID-19 and Beyond

We are facing a global healthcare crisis unlike any in our recent history. Within the span of a few short weeks, we saw our lives and practices…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Telehealth

New Telehealth Bill Seeks Funding for Broadband Expansion Programs

A new bill before Congress aims to increase funding for telehealth expansion programs that target improved broadband connectivity. The Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the…

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Sep 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Why The Telehealth Revolution Will Improve Well-being For Years To Come

The need for virtual treatment in the midst of this pandemic is primed to rewrite the rulebook on health for years to come. With the arrival of…

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Sep 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

How telemedicine became the most essential business in America today

Not even six months ago, telemedicine served as a supplement to a hospital’s digital strategy. It was more of a novel offering, considered a nice-to-have or an…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Telehealth Expansion Post-PHE: CMS Proposes Making Certain Changes Permanent

In its calendar year 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”) proposed rule, released August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has proposed to make…

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Sep 4, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Telehealth Changes by Trump Administration a First Step

— Any meaningful reform will require action from congress While the Trump administration has asserted that an executive order and a proposed rule issued this week will expand access to telemedicine…

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Sep 4, 2020 •aTouchAway

Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved?

Providers say there are a number of logistical, regulatory and educational hurdles that must be overcome for telehealth to reach its potential. After the coronavirus began spreading…

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Sep 4, 2020 •FAQ

Top Ten Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs for 2021

On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of clarifications and proposals on remote patient monitoring (RPM) services reimbursed under…

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Sep 4, 2020 •U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Special Bulletin: White House Releases Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access

The White House Aug. 3 issued an executive order on “improving rural health and telehealth access.” The order includes directives to: launch a new payment model for rural health…

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