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Telehealth Access Expanded Due to Coronavirus
In March of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a series of measures to expand Americans’ access to telehealth services during the COVID-19…
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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.
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Home healthcare looks to step in to care for COVID-19 patients
The country’s home healthcare providers are preparing to see a rise in demand for their services as more elderly patients and those with underlying health conditions stay…
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Furnishing and Billing E-Visits: Addressing Your Questions
Recent waivers by CMS that allow for limited digital communication with patients have triggered a wave of questions. Here are our answers to the ones we hear…
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The webcam will see you now: Doctors urge patients to replace in-person visits with apps
If you’re sick, you should see a doctor. But not in person, if you can avoid it. Instead, visit the doctor through an app. During the coronavirus outbreak, using…
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Telehealth During COVID-19 National Emergency
On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an unprecedented expansion of telehealth services, [1] widening provider access to its 62 million Medicare beneficiaries.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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