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Taking stock of the sudden evolution of telemedicine

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For healthcare providers, telehealth presents an opportunity to address patient care needs, improve the customer experience and reduce costs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began to allow for reimbursement for videoconferencing between healthcare provider and patient.

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The End Of The Public Health Emergency Part 3 – Temporary Changes Until The End

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As we near the PHE ending on May 11, 2023, providers must know which Medicare changes were only temporary and which are now permanent. The End Of The PHE Part 1 – Permanent Medicare Changes and Their Effects The End Of The PHE Part 2 – Temporary Medicare Changes and Their Effects What Ends Immediately with the PHE?

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Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The American Telemedicine Association, the Connected Health Initiative and other industry groups issued a letter to Congress on Friday urging legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities until the end of 2021. Despite bipartisan support such legislation has failed to gather significant momentum. ON THE RECORD.

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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.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sun River Health was among the first organizations to receive funding under the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Prior to implementing the telemedicine technology supported by the FCC program funds, Sun River Health had relatively limited and targeted capacity to support remote visits. THE PROBLEM.

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Grow Your Practice Through Telehealth

Continue Education Journal

Key considerations for embracing telemedicine post-pandemic: Improved access: Rural communities often have limited access to specialists, making it difficult for these individuals to get the care they need. There is still uncertainty of the fate of other services as the public health emergency ends. Fam Med Community Health.

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Legislators and healthcare orgs rally in favor of bipartisan telehealth bill

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This past week, a bipartisan group of House representatives – all of whom were present on the call – introduced the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act. "It's a pretty exciting time for telehealth," said Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif. "There's a lot of enthusiasm for doing this."