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How we can avoid the 'telehealth cliff'

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

It's become common knowledge, at this point, that the flexibilities enabled by the federal government at the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency prompted an atmospheric jump in telehealth use. in his opening remarks for a panel at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo this month.

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A Health Consumer Bill of Rights: Assuring Affordability, Access, Autonomy, and Equity

Health Populi

Let’s put “health” back into the U.S. health care system. That’s the mantra coming out of this week’s annual Capitol Conference convened by the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP). Health Populi’s Hot Points: Is there an American Civil Right for health care?

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app. But a telehealth encounter was seen as more convenient than an office visit by 56% of older people.

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Walmart signals plans to offer telehealth in 16 more states

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The medical group for Walmart Health has filed paperwork to do business in more than a dozen more states – and a spokesperson told Insider that the moves are not related to physical clinics. Instead, the preparation regards the retail giant's pending acquisition of telehealth vendor MeMD earlier this year. THE LARGER TREND.

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Telehealth Bolsters Patient Satisfaction (J.D. Power), and Providers Are Working to Catch Up (BDO)

Health Populi

Two studies published in May 2021 illustrate the value and importance of telehealth to patients in 2020, and a disconnect among many C-level executives working in hospitals, academic medical centers, and other care provider organizations. Power and BDO illustrate some mis-alignment between the demand and supply side of telehealth.

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Sen. Brian Schatz: Telehealth is 'single shining exception' to partisanship

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

But, panelists pointed out during the American Telemedicine Association conference on Tuesday, it's important to take the lessons learned during the pandemic and incorporate them into future innovation efforts. "Before the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth was seen by many as the future of healthcare," said Sen.

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What's next for telehealth under the Biden administration?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a flurry of changes to regulations around telehealth and virtual care – the vast majority of which expire once the public health emergency ends. But neither took decisive, sweeping action that would permanently enshrine some of the major changes to telehealth policy.