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Virtual Exam and Virtual Care

Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.

Apr 7, 2020 •Blog

Deploying a Telehealth Strategy to Mitigate the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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…

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Apr 7, 2020 •Blog

CMS Announces Additional Expansion of Telehealth Services

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…

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Apr 7, 2020 •Blog

PICTURING TELEHEALTH IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

“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…

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Apr 7, 2020 •Blog

CMS Expands Flexibilities in Response to COVID-19

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)…

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Apr 7, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth, Not the ER, Must Be the Front Line in the War on Coronavirus | Opinion

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,…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

COVID-19: Telehealth Takeaways from the CARES Act

On March 27th, Congress passed and the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). On both the federal and state levels we have…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

More Telehealth, Less Red Tape: What Agencies Should Know About CMS’s Home Health Changes

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) took “unprecedented” action to reduce red tape for home health care agencies and other Medicare providers on Monday.…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

How Cash-Strapped Home Health Agencies Can Take Advantage of the CARES Act

On Friday, President Donald Trump’s signature finalized a record-breaking $2 trillion stimulus package, officially titled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The act’s aim:…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

COVID-19: New Law Allows Free Telehealth without Blowing Tax Benefits of Health Savings Accounts

On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) into law. The CARES Act contains several provisions affecting healthcare…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

CMS adds 85 more Medicare services covered under telehealth

CMS on March 30 issued various regulatory changes to further support hospitals’, physicians’ and other healthcare organizations’ capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, including expanding Medicare coverage of telehealth visits. On March…

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Apr 2, 2020 •aTouchAway

CMS Affirms Payment Parity for Telehealth, Adds More Covered Services

In its latest moves to expand telehealth adoption during the Coronavirus pandemic, CMS has added 85 telehealth services to the list of services covered by Medicare and…

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Apr 2, 2020 •Blog

Additional Background:Sweeping Regulatory Changes to Help U.S. Healthcare System Address COVID-19 Patient Surge

Mar 30, 2020 At President Trump’s direction, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking historic and unprecedented steps to equip the American healthcare system with…

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Apr 1, 2020 •Blog

New CMS Waivers Eliminate ‘All Barriers’ to Telehealth in Skilled Nursing Facilities

By Alex Spanko | March 31, 2020 As part of a sweeping set of waivers announced late Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded its efforts to cut…

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Mar 31, 2020 •Blog

Hospitals can bill for treatment outside their four walls in new regulatory flexibility

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is temporarily removing regulatory requirements to give hospitals a greater ability to treat an influx of patients with COVID-19 while…

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Mar 31, 2020 •Blog

CMS Further Expands Telehealth Services for Medicare Recipients

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid will temporarily expand telehealth options, including for new patients and audio-only appointments. In a direct response to the novel coronavirus pandemic,…

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