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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. For a comprehensive overview, visit the Public Health Emergency Roadmap fact sheet.

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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During the public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services temporarily expanded that coverage – for example, allowing clinicians to provide services to patients in their homes and in non-rural settings.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"At one point in April, the 16 counties that make up Sun River's service area accounted for approximately 97% of all confirmed COVID-19 cases in all of New York," Sinkoff recalled. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. " MARKETPLACE. "Doxy.me

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

In each region, the NYS Department of Health (DOH) will contract with a HERO entity, which may be an existing entity or a new corporate entity formed by regional participants, including MCOs, primary care and other clinical and community-based providers, QEs, SDHNs and others.

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The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1): The Market Response

Henry Kotula

Climate change is a powerful example. Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. The second, extended shock has been a decrease in needed but not necessary care. Initially, many patients delayed seeking necessary care because of perceived infection risk.