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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Approved Separate Reimbursements for Non-Traditional Patient Visits

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One of the main barriers reported by HCPs for not embracing the powerful tool of telehealth has been the lack of reimbursement. November 1, 2018 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) made a significant step in overcoming this obstacle.

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The Future of Healthcare: Telehealth. Here’s Why You Need to Consider Telemedicine in 2019

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The reality of having virtual services available from specialities like psychiatry, dermatology, primary care, plastic surgery would mean more accessible healthcare for all, regardless of income. There is an increased reimbursement for remote care services offered by the U.S. Why are many hospitals now using telemedicine?

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Mississippi Telehealth Network Could Be FCC’s Model for RPM Expansion

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Today, it’s widely regarded as a model of how to leverage telehealth and RPM technology to extend care into remote areas. Few other states have utilized telehealth as a patient care access tool the way Mississippi has,” as Xtelligent Media’s Sara Heath notes in an overview of UMMC’s telehealth success.

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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

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I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world. What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new!