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Mar 23, 2020 Blog

Senate GOP wants to suspend Medicare sequester, expand telehealth

Senate Republicans’ COVID-19 economic stimulus bill would suspend the Medicare sequester until the end of 2020, increase inpatient hospital add-on payments for treating COVID-19 patients, reduce restrictions…

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Mar 23, 2020 Blog

COVID-19 and Telehealth: Technology Can Help Us Triage a Nation in Crisis

In three short months since the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), life as we’ve known it has been turned upside down. Stocks are tanking. Stores are cleared…

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Mar 23, 2020 Blog

CMS launches telehealth toolkits to navigate new regulations: 3 things to know

CMS on March 20 released two digital toolkits on telehealth complete with resources specific to general practitioners as well as providers treating patients with end-stage renal disease.…

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Mar 23, 2020 Blog

FDA greenlights expanded remote patient monitoring to keep patients out of coronavirus-slammed hospitals

Dive Brief: FDA on Friday issued a policy to facilitate greater use of remote patient monitoring technologies to cut back on hospital visits and thereby minimize risk…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

In a pandemic, demand for telehealth services soars

Telehealth is at a pivotal moment, as patients are urged to stay home and seek remote care during the coronavirus pandemic. Leaders from across the nation, including…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Remote Patient Monitoring May Predict 30-Day Readmission Risk

March 17, 2020 – A remote patient monitoring tool that assesses patient ambulation and mobility could be useful for predicting risk for 30-day hospital readmissions, according to new data published in JAMA…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Expanding Telehealth Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is entering a new stage of global spread. The outbreak has generated a frenzy of activity related to telehealth, which offers a unique capacity…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Medicare Expands Telehealth Services in Response to Coronavirus

As federal officials continue to urge Americans – particularly older adults – to stay in their homes to stem the spread of the coronavirus, President Donald Trump on…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Trump administration lays out new health, economic steps to combat virus

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday laid out new efforts his administration is undertaking as part of the federal response to the spread of novel coronavirus in the US.Officials on the…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS announces major shift to expand telehealth Medicare coverage to nursing home beneficiaries, others as COVID-19 strategy

The federal government is stripping away barriers to Medicare telehealth coverage as a frontline response to the coronavirus outbreak, which feeds on person-to-person contact and has proven…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS Takes Significant Action to Spur Use of Telehealth Services for Duration of COVID-19 Emergency

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (the “Emergency Declaration”). The president framed the emergency declaration as…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS Expands Nursing Home Telehealth Coverage, Waives HIPAA Penalties During COVID-19 Outbreak

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced an emergency expansion of telehealth coverage for Medicare beneficiaries amid the COVID-19 outbreak, removing multiple regulatory barriers to doctors providing remote…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

CMS loosens telehealth laws after national emergency declared for COVID-19

On Friday, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services loosened requirements that would make it…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Congressional Health Care Law Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

One day after the declaration of a state of emergency by the Trump administration on Friday, March 13, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6201, the Families…

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Mar 19, 2020 Blog

Trump boosts telehealth services in the fight against coronavirus

(CNN)President Donald Trump offered Americans a fresh weapon to fight the novel coronavirus in his Rose Garden emergency declaration on Friday: Telehealth.In his remarks, Trump said his administration will waive…

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