Telemedicine

AS EVERYONE STRUGGLES through the coronavirus pandemic, unfamiliar terms are everywhere. Phrases such as social distancing, also now referred to as physical distancing, as well as droplet transmission and personal…

Major physician groups said the decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to start paying physicians for patient visits that take place by telephone…

Only weeks ago, American doctors’ waiting rooms were bustling with patients of all ages.  This was no surprise as it is estimated that in an average year…

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced an additional temporary expansion of telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries. CMS’s announcement of this…

“The game changer for telehealth post pandemic is a whole new population will now have the experience of using the technology for the first time,” says Gurpreet…

On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a series of temporary waivers and an Interim Final Rule with Comment in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…

In the United States, people with, and especially without, insurance are used to heading to the emergency room if they need care quickly. Even before the coronavirus crisis,…