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Jun 24, 2020 Blog

Sudden Future: The Rise of Telemedicine During COVID-19

When the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began to spread rapidly in the US in early March, nearly every institution across the country was given a Darwinian ultimatum: adapt,…

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Jun 24, 2020 Blog

Long-Term Telehealth Expansion Should Be Planned Intelligently

By KEN TERRY Telehealth has been a lifeline for many doctors and patients during the pandemic, and the decisions of CMS and many private payers to cover telehealth…

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Jun 24, 2020 Blog

ATA CEO: ‘Technology can be used to reimagine experiences’

By Kat Jercich During the opening keynote of the 2020 American Telemedicine Association conference, ATA CEO Ann Mond Johnson pointed to the transformative effect of the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Jun 11, 2020 Blog

The COVID-19 Pandemic is Demonstrating the Value of Telehealth and Medicaid is Poised to Capitalize

“Social distancing,” a euphemism for an infection prevention and containment strategy, will undoubtedly live in the annals of meme history for its incredibly disrupting effects on the…

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Jun 9, 2020 Blog

How Will Telehealth Change After the Pandemic?

Sudden adoption of virtual care brings long-term legal challenges as the platform’s popularity outlasts the pandemic. Following previous incremental advancements in telehealth, the COVID-19 pandemic thrust the…

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Jun 3, 2020 Blog

The Time is Now for Providers to Apply for Some of the Remaining $130 Million Available Under the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program

Tuesday, June 2, 2020 As previously reported, Congress and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have removed longstanding regulatory barriers to the broad deployment of telehealth for…

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May 26, 2020 aTouchAway

Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services

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May 26, 2020 aTouchAway

New CMS Medicare Advantage Rule Creates Incentives for Providers to Invest in Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it has finalized changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D. The changes — detailed in a…

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May 23, 2020 aTouchAway

CMS expands telehealth options for Medicare Advantage plans

A final rule published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday would allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover more specialties through telehealth. By ELISE REUTER Post…

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May 22, 2020 aTouchAway

CMS Finalizes Telehealth Reimbursement for MA Plans, ESRD Patients

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule on expanded telehealth coverage for members in Medicare Advantage plans and those living with end-stage…

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May 14, 2020 Blog

New Bill Aims to Give FQHCs, RHCs Relief From Telehealth Paperwork

The bill aims to fix language in the CARES Act that expands Medicare coverage for telehealth, but swamps it in paperwork and in some cases enables clinics…

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May 14, 2020 Blog

CMS Issues Additional Waivers and Guidance on Telehealth

To ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to necessary care without risking exposure to COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further expanded telehealth services…

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May 11, 2020 Blog

Barriers to Telehealth Continue to Fall After CARES Act and Other Federal and State Actions

As we’ve previously discussed on the blog, telehealth is playing a critical role in delivering care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Congress and states continue to take action to…

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May 11, 2020 Blog

Tech experts: Widespread adoption of telemedicine, remote monitoring ‘here to stay’

Health systems across the country rapidly stood up virtual care programs to monitor COVID-19 patients from home and it proved to be a crucial tool during the pandemic.…

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May 11, 2020 Blog

FCC Chairman Calls Telehealth the ‘Silver Lining’ of COVID-19 Pandemic

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai called telehealth investments and advancements the “silver lining” of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic at a May 6 Brookings Institution webinar.…

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