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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. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

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Our Pandemic Lessons: Listening to Michael Dowling – a #HIMSS21 Wrap-Up

Health Populi

health policy and regulatory leaders. An uncertain world is our workplace in the health/care ecosystem, globally, in this moment. . Prior to the emergence of COVID-19, the use of telehealth in U.S. healthcare was relatively low (with Northwell Health actually a more mature user of virtual care).

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Digital Inclusion As Upstream Health Investment

Health Populi

Health care, through telehealth, health education, and wearable sensors that make up the Internet of Things for medical and healthcare. Enter the digital era, forcing a re-definition of what we mean by “infrastructure.” Health care costs consume nearly one in every five dollars of the American economy.

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South Central Legislative/Regulatory Update – February 2018

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

The following is a list of legislative activities compiled by the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) for telehealth and telemedicine within the South Central region (AR, MS, and TN). 1/11/18: Introduced and referred to Public Health and Human Services Committee. LEGISLATION. Pending Legislation. Mississippi.

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Necessity is the Mother(board) – How COVID-19 Inspires Local Communities to Build Broadband

Health Populi

map of median broadband speeds and affordability, where the red areas shown locales where speeds routinely fall below the FCC’s base definition of broadband. The result is shown in the U.S.

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Primary Care in the U.S. – Still a Weak Backbone for the Health of Health Citizens

Health Populi

.” The Commonwealth Fund offers several policy prescriptions for the U.S. to consider in bolstering a strong primary care backbone for the nation’s health citizens: To narrow the wage gap between primary care/generalist doctors and specialists, noting that the U.S> ” In the U.S.,

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Essential Telemedicine Terms Clinicians Should Know

Enzyme Health

Here’s the essential telehealth terminology that will put you ahead of the curve. This quick telehealth glossary covers the basic terminology telemedicine clinicians should know. Get to know these, and you should be able to follow along with most telehealth industry conversations or lectures no problem.