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Nov 11, 2019 Blog

California Increases Telemedicine Payments to Reduce Medicaid Costs

Medi-Cal, California’s sprawling Medicaid program, is working under new rules expanding reimbursement for telemedicine. Medi-Cal currently serves more than 13.5 million residents. Telemedicine is increasingly seen as…

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Oct 30, 2019 Blog

Telehealth strategies for the next 3-5 years: 5 key points

Health systems across the country are developing telehealth strategies, both in rural and urban populations. Telehealth can refer to virtual visits and other consumer-facing digital interactions, or…

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Oct 30, 2019 Blog

‘Telehealth’ Poised to Change the Face of Health Care

Fifteen or 20 years ago, the idea that we all would one day carry around mini-computers through which we could access virtually all of recorded information —…

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Oct 23, 2019 Blog

Industry Voices—3 steps to reducing readmissions amid an aging population

by Chris McCann Oct 23, 2019 Hospital readmissions are an expensive problem in the U.S. both for providers and patients. According to a study by the Agency…

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Oct 21, 2019 aTouchAway

California Enacts Telehealth Payment Parity, Boosts Asynchronous Care

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed several telehealth bills, making the state among a dozen to support payment parity, store-and-forward care and telemedicine abortions. By Eric Wicklund October…

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Oct 20, 2019 aTouchAway

California Governor Signs New Telehealth Insurance Law

On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law requiring commercial health insurance coverage and payment parity for telehealth services. The law will benefit patients by…

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Oct 13, 2019 Blog

Brian Donohue column: The potential of telehealth for cancer patients in Virginia

A cancer diagnosis changes everything. First, you receive this earth-shattering news and then, you enter the maze of cancer care, with countless visits to specialists and other…

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Oct 10, 2019 Blog

Bipartisan support keeps telehealth adoption moving forward

Over the last decade, few issues in politics have been more polarizing than healthcare. It’s driven a deep wedge between Democrats and Republicans, particularly following the passage…

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Sep 24, 2019 Blog

Telehealth Continues To Change The Face Of Healthcare Delivery – For The Better

As the federal government, via Medicare/Medicaid, and insurance companies strive to keep “heads out of beds” (e.g., patients managed into an outpatient setting [your doctor’s office] vs.…

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Aug 20, 2019 Blog

Do benefits of remote patient monitoring outweigh challenges?

Remote patient monitoring keeps healthcare providers informed about their patients’ health between visits, and can warn them if something changes that needs immediate attention. Reda Chouffani Biz…

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Jul 28, 2019 American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

SNF Telehealth Adoption Hampered By Capital and Cultural Obstacles

By Maggie Flynn | July 28, 2019 Skilled nursing providers are becoming increasingly interested in telehealth technology as a way of improving clinical outcomes and reducing care…

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Jul 25, 2019 American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

Telemedicine Reimbursement, Coverage is Better Than Ever

“The question of how telehealth can improve hospital revenue cycles is an evolving area worthy of additional study beyond the ATA Report,” says the American Telemedicine Association’s…

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Jul 19, 2019 American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

Telehealth services expand at state level, but adoption barriers remain

American Telemedicine Association’s “State of the States Report” finds progress, but still sees strategies for states to be incentivized to adopt pro-telehealth policies. By Nathan EddyJuly 19,…

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Jun 28, 2019 Blog

CMS Innovation Center Proposes Telehealth Solutions in ET3 Model

As part of its efforts to provide patient-centered care and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) have developed an Innovation Center…

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May 15, 2019 Blog

New Bill Seeks to Expand Telehealth Services in Rural Health Clinics

A bill introduced in April seeks to expand telehealth services offered by the nation’s 4,300 rural health clinics by enabling them to be qualified through Medicare as…

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