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Why Implementing Telehealth Is Worth the Cost

AMD Telemedicine

However, while there is an initial upfront cost to implement telehealth and telemedicine technology, it tells only one chapter of the full financial story. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have introduced expanded reimbursement guidelines and CPT codes for care delivered through telehealth services. View our Solutions.

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Op-Ed: As a doctor, I use telemedicine. With the coronavirus threat, it could revolutionize healthcare

Henry Kotula

Here’s one thing I hope will come out of the crisis: an increased reliance on telemedicine, something that should have happened long ago. On the verge of bankruptcy, the hospital was unable to attract many specialists to join its ranks, and in desperation, had turned to telemedicine to cover many services.

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The Healthcare and Macro-Economic Impacts of Living with Endemic COVID – Listening to Fitch

Health Populi

In the larger public and population health context, on the patient side, we can expect the burden of disease beyond COVID to increase due to postponed care and treatment backlogs. For Medicare Part B programs alone, the drug could consume one-half of the total $57 billion of medicines spending… as much as the U.S. spends on NASA.

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COVID-19 Implications for pharma: US payer insights

Henry Kotula

In the short-term emergency healthcare packages have included increasing patient access to medicines, waiving co-pays, relaxing prior approval requirements and increasing telemedicine services. The commercial healthcare market is likely to contract and demand for Medicare/Medicaid will increase. But longer term?

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Telehealth Policy 2018: Keeping You In The Know

South Central Telehealth Resource Center

In 2018, updates and changes impacted telehealth policy across the nation. Medicare and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Reimbursement. Effective January 1, 2018, Medicare began reimbursing providers for RPM services billed under CPT code 99091. Click here to read specific information on the Medicare website.

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The ROI on Virtual Care – Thinking About Value and Future Prospects With the AMA

Health Populi

To help us in scenario planning the next several years of virtual care adoption, the report gives us the gift of identifying five categories of environmental variables; while the report presents these factors as part of the value-generated framework, several will be useful for scenario planning exercises including: The type of practice: independent, (..)

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How The Rapid Shift To Telehealth Leaves Many Community Health Centers Behind During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Henry Kotula

In reviewing state telehealth policies during COVID-19 , all states have implemented temporary executive orders or released guidance on telehealth access—although with significant variations. Health centers care for many immigrant patients with limited English proficiency. Telehealth Support For Vulnerable Patients.