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Bipartisan bills in House, Senate seek to increase telehealth in nursing homes

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Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, and Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire – would allow Medicare to enter into voluntary, value-based arrangements with medical groups to provide acute care to patients in skilled nursing facilities using a combination of telehealth and on-site staff. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media.

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RemoteICU sues over HHS telehealth restrictions

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hospitals via telemedicine, has sued the U.S. Despite HHS instituting waivers making tele-ICU services payable under Medicare, RICU says it has been unable to expand its services to more hospitals – because the agency disallows payment for critical-care telemedicine if the physician is located outside the United States.

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ATA weighs in on proposed CMS Physician Fee Schedule rule

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association was among several groups this week that submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. " "It's really an issue of not being able to survive if they're delivering care for free. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telehealth has staying power, should benefit from lasting regulatory changes

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"Through telemedicine, we pushed the frontlines to locations far from our hospitals and doctor's offices," said Mann. NYU Langone Health launched its telehealth initiative more than two years ago, but study co-author Dr. Paul Testa told Healthcare IT News that patient use skyrocketed in March. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Zealous for Wellness: Deciding What Kind of Change You Want

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The technique involves finding data from public sources such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The pandemic has significantly boosted in-home hospital care, just as it did telemedicine. The company is a virtual platform for care coordination, including remote care.

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2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments

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With 2019 now upon us, please join us in taking a look back at the most momentous remote care stories from 2018, as reported here at the Care Innovations blog. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Meanwhile, AMA has also updated its Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. It offers technology implementation tips, as well as a reference to CPT codes for reporting telemedicine and remote care services. Healthcare IT News is a publication of HIMSS Media. THE LARGER TREND.