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How Virtual Care is Morphing into “Just” Healthcare – my post in Medecision Liberation

Health Populi

A closer look at this activity points to a key trend that will persist post-pandemic: that telehealth and the broader theme of virtual care is re-shaping how health care is delivered. This graphic comes out of my current thinking about telehealth across the continuum of care.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. Permanently allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services.

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Telehealth Update on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rules

Iris Telehealth

Key initiatives include flexibility in billing and supervision as well as permanently covering certain telehealth services. These new flexibilities improve access to substance use and mental health services for patients all across the country. This expanded access is crucial for reaching those in rural communities who need care.

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Legislation to Remove the In-Person Requirement for Telehealth & Telemedicine Reimbursement

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Since 2011, I have been writing the Telehealth.org blog to inform behavioral health professionals of telehealth advocacy to support the permanent approval of telehealth and telemedicine reimbursement at state and federal levels. Permanently allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services.

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Health Care Planning for 2022 – Start with a Pandemic, Then Pivot to Health and Happiness

Health Populi

.” As we enter Year 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and civic chasms and economic uncertainty (inflation, health care costs, Great Resignations), I took this page out of Dr, Seuss in my last monthly post for Medecision’s Liberate Health blog. along with health disparities and inequities.

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2022 Telehealth Outlook: A Clear Path Ahead for Virtual Care

MeMD

Virtual care, for example, has become an essential part of healthcare delivery. Early in the pandemic, telehealth utilization skyrocketed, as virtual care was a safe way to access necessary care. Today, virtual care has taken its place as a mainstay of the U.S. Telehealth Will Enhance Value-Based Care.

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How We Spend Versus What We Get: America’s Healthcare Spending Makes for Poor Health

Health Populi

The report hints at the different (read: lesser) emphasis on primary care in the U.S. compared with most other OECD countries which have stronger and more accessible primary care backbones than America’s. This phenomenon has been known for many years through the seminal work of Dr. Barbara Starfield.