Telehealth

16 Jun 2023

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US Senators Support Permanent Telehealth Access Through Legislation

June 16, 2023 – In support of continued telehealth access, a bipartisan group of 60 United States senators reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act to expand Medicare coverage of telehealth, sustain virtual care flexibilities, enhance health outcomes, and ease healthcare communication. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the efficacy of telehealth. Greater […]

CONNECT ACT OFFERS ANOTHER SHOT AT PERMANENT TELEHEALTH FREEDOMS

16 Jun 2023

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CONNECT ACT OFFERS ANOTHER SHOT AT PERMANENT TELEHEALTH FREEDOMS

The CONNECT For Health Act has been filed again in both the Senate and House, and supporters say the groundswell for expanded telehealth coverage and services could finally give the bill the momentum it needs for passage. KEY TAKEAWAYS The CONNECT for Health Act, first introduced in 2016, aims to expand oportunities and coverage for […]

Executive Summary Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - June 2023

15 Jun 2023

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 – June 2023

2023: New Federal Developments New Item Activity S. 1699: Tech to Save Moms ActIntroduced May 18, 2023 This bill would require 1) the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test payment and delivery models regarding the adoption and use of telehealth tools for screening, monitoring, and managing health complications during the pregnancies of Medicaid beneficiaries, […]

Virtual-first health plans Faster, affordable care for your employees

6 Jun 2023

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Virtual-first health plans: Faster, affordable care for your employees

Over the last several years, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri has been expanding access to care through telehealth, urging consumers to use this valuable tool as an entry point to care that is fast, easy and more affordable. In the early days of the pandemic, we worked with our care provider partners […]

HHS invests $8 million to address gaps in rural telehealth through the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program

6 Jun 2023

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Telehealth Flexibilities Continue After End of COVID-19 Emergency

Tuesday, June 6, 2023 Telehealth experienced massive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, due in no small part to various regulatory and reimbursement policies that federal agencies implemented following a declaration by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in early 2020 that the COVID-19 pandemic was a public health emergency (PHE). Although the […]

Telehealth Monitoring, Research and Evaluation Issues for State Medicaid Agencies to Consider

1 Jun 2023

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Telehealth Monitoring, Research and Evaluation: Issues for State Medicaid Agencies to Consider

The use of telehealth increased exponentially in 2020 and 2021 as health care providers and patients responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimated that the use of telehealth services by Medicaid enrollees increased 15-fold from March 2020 to February 2022.1 This increasing utilization was spurred in part by Medicaid agencies adjusting policies […]

DHA Senior Leader ‘Virtual First’ is the Future of Military Health System

25 May 2023

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DHA Senior Leader: ‘Virtual First’ is the Future of Military Health System

The Defense Health Agency plans to advance its use of virtual technology with an aim to get the patient connected to the medical provider no matter where they are, according to one of the agency’s top doctors. Dr. Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration for the DHA, said the agency needs to invest […]

24 May 2023

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4 Home Care Technologies for Health Systems to Prioritize, per AHA

America, and for that matter the world, is facing a growing challenge in caring for two expanding groups of patients — those 60 and older and patients with such chronic diseases as cancer, diabetes and obesity. Across the globe, the 60-and-older population is increasing quickly and will surpass 2 billion by 2050, according to the World […]

Legislation Aims to Support Telehealth Access in Rural Areas

24 May 2023

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Legislation Aims to Support Telehealth Access in Rural Areas

May 24, 2023 – Earlier this month, a group of six United States House representatives introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act, which intends to maintain regional telehealth access and Medicare coverage flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The expansion of telehealth that took place during the COVID-19 pandemic helped boost access to care, including in rural areas. […]

Remote Patient Monitoring is Here To Stay It’s Cost-Effective and Convenient

24 May 2023

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What is Remote Patient Monitoring? All You Need To Know: Explained

Table of Contents What is Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)? Broadly speaking, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a healthcare delivery method that uses innovations in information technology to allow the streamlined collection of patient data beyond the traditional healthcare setting. You may also hear it called remote patient management, remote health monitoring, or remote physiologic monitoring. […]

CMS Therapists in home health can bill Part B for telehealth

24 May 2023

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CMS: Therapists in home health can bill Part B for telehealth

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified that outpatient therapists can continue to bill Medicare Part B for telehealth services across a range of facilities, including home health, as it did during the pandemic. The update represents a positive development for hospital-based therapists. As the end of the PHE loomed, it appeared that these […]

GAO Calls on CMS to Assess Telehealth Quality, Develop Billing Codes

23 May 2023

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 (UPDATED)

2023: New Federal Developments New Item Activity OIG Report: Medicare Improperly Paid Providers for Some Psychotherapy Services, Including those Provided via Telehealth, During the First Year of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)Released May 2023 The Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released a report detailing findings […]

22 May 2023

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HHS Announces Continuing Telehealth Flexibilities Following the End of the COVID-19 PHE

On May 10, 2023, HHS announced that many telehealth and teleprescribing flexibilities will remain in place after the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Congress extended many telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program through December 31, 2024, via the 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and […]

CCHP Telehealth Flexibilities Continued in the Spring of 2023

22 May 2023

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CCHP: Telehealth Flexibilities Continued in the Spring of 2023

May 22, 2023 – A new report from the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) found that various changes in telehealth policies related to Medicaid reimbursement, private-payer laws, and professional requirements occurred at the state level in 2023. Encompassing the period of January to March 2023, this spring report followed the standard process of organizing information under three headings: […]

16 May 2023

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Congress Urged to Make Telehealth Access Permanent

Telehealth Access for America wrote a letter urging Congress to recognize the value of virtual care and the need to protect it. Telehealth Access for America (TAFA), an American Hospital Association-created campaign to protect patient access to critical telehealth services, urged Congress to make permanent certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 public health […]

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