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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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Upcoming Healthcare Regulations and Their Impact on Healthcare IT

Healthcare IT Today

Mimi Winsberg, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Brightside Health We have been in an uncertain time for regulation around telemedicine, and there are a few key trends to watch. cut to physicians who treat the country’s most vulnerable patients through Medicare.

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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. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. In January 2020, then-Secretary of the U.S.

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Accountable Care Compliance & Legal Government & Policy Telehealth Workforce Healthcare organizations must urge the Senate to pass critical telehealth legislation, and enact at least a two-year extension of the important PHE-era policies while working toward a permanent solution. In January 2020, then-Secretary of the U.S.

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

Henry Kotula

Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. Instead, COVID-19 hit the public healthcare infrastructure suddenly and hard. Investments they made previously in care management, technology and social. Climate change is a powerful example. The percentage of.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

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Here goes: the front-loading of the DSRIP program caused dollars to go to PPS sponsors for setting up the program and for checking boxes (literally – “we had a meeting with so-and-so”) to satisfy reporting requirements and subsequent payments. Investments in Social Determinant of Health Networks (SDHNs) Development and Performance.