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American Hospital Association, Johns Hopkins and others launch pro-telehealth campaign

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Alliance for Connected Care. American Telemedicine Association. Healthcare Leadership Council. On Tuesday, the campaign released survey results further supporting patient interest in telemedicine. Department of Health and Human Services found a 63-fold jump in Medicare telehealth use during the pandemic.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

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If you’re active in the telemedicine world (or just paying attention to it), then you know that virtual care’s benefits aren’t always matched by its adoption rates. The potential to transform healthcare globally is there – but somehow the actual telemedicine deployments aren’t always happening where they can do the most good.

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COVID-19 presents a new chance to make telehealth accessible to the underserved

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services moved to make telehealth more accessible – such as by reimbursing providers for services and allowing care between states – Smith said virtual care is still not available to everyone who needs it.

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Hundreds of orgs ask Congress to extend telehealth waivers through 2024

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"Congress must act to provide more certainty to beneficiaries and healthcare providers alike, while ensuring sufficient time is taken to analyze the impact of telehealth on patient care throughout the pandemic to inform permanent telehealth reform,” said Krista Drobac, executive director of Alliance for Connected Care, in a statement.