Three Things to Look for in a Remote Patient Monitoring Solution
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has proven to be a solid solution for helping seniors age in place without consistent trips to the doctor’s office, clinic, or emergency room. The COVID era has increased demand for the deployment of healthcare technology, as many seniors with chronic conditions do not want to leave their homes for treatment. […]
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Summary
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: SummaryThe U.S. House of Representatives on March 10, 2021, passed the Senate-amended H.R. 1319, theAmerican Rescue Plan (ARP). The ARP provides $1.9 trillion in additional relief to respond to the novelcoronavirus (COVID-19). This follows the enactment of nearly $4 trillion in COVID relief in 2020. PresidentJoe Biden called for […]
COVID 19 and Community Behavioral Health Care
Editor’s Note: In a new report for the California Health Care Foundation, summarized below, Manatt Health discusses the impact of key legal changes that supported the delivery of community behavioral health services in California during the early months of the COVID‑19 pandemic. In addition, the report identifies opportunities for long-term policy reform. Although focused primarily […]
Recognizing and Testing Telehealth Models in Oncology Care First
Introduction to the Quality Outlook: Cancer and COVID-19 – Looking Ahead to Telehealth Post-Pandemic Mini-Series Tom Valuck, MD, JD—Blog Editor The pandemic has dramatically impacted cancer care, leading to a reduction in preventive care, alterations and delays in treatment, and suspension of some clinical trials. Certain cancers, including lung cancer and leukemia and lymphomas, have ranked among the top […]
Report shows ‘vast improvement’ in state telehealth reimbursement policies
The report by Foley & Lardner found that 43 states and D.C. have implemented a version of a state telehealth commercial payer law – although payment parity policies lag behind. By Kat Jercich February 09, 2021 02:42 PM A report released Tuesday by Foley & Lardner LLP found that the COVID-19 pandemic compelled state and […]
More states require telehealth coverage going into 2021
Several states passed recent laws that would require commercial insurance plans to cover more telehealth services on a permanent basis. More states now require health plans to pay the same amount for telehealth as in-person visits. By ELISE REUTER / Feb 9, 2021 at 4:40 PM As emergency measures have greatly expanded patients’ access to virtual care […]
Florida Mulls Medicaid Coverage for Asynchronous Telehealth, RPM
A bill introduced last month in Florida would give the state’s Medicaid program the option to provide coverage for asynchronous (store-and-forward) telehealth services and remote patient monitoring programs. By Eric Wicklund February 09, 2021 – Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that allow Medicaid coverage for asynchronous (store-and-forward) telehealth and remote patient monitoring services. S.852, filed last month by […]
Benefiting Permanently from Telehealth’s Transformation by COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed telehealth by creating a sudden imperative for remote delivery of medical care to the benefit of patients and providers alike. That transformation has catapulted telehealth and its many benefits to the forefront of mainstream medicine. The challenge now: Make those benefits permanent and expand them further to improve value in care […]
FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Prioritizes Visits to Hospitals in Telehealth Push
February 7, 2021 – Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Tuesday made a visit to Children’s National Hospital, and a virtual visit to the University of Virginia, to emphasize the agency’s goals of investing in telehealth strategies, with a specific emphasis on serving marginalized communities, veterans, and low-income patients. Rosenworcel acknowledged that more needs to […]
AMGA PRESSES CONGRESS ON 2021 PRIORITIES
AMGA president and CEO calls on Congress to act on several of the organization’s priorities, including coronavirus vaccination and promotion of telemedicine. KEY TAKEAWAYS In 2021, Congress should provide $100 billion in pandemic relief to healthcare providers, AMGA President and CEO Jerry Penso says. Congress should extend the moratorium on Medicare sequestration cuts through the […]
Telehealth Update: Extension of the Public Health Emergency, OIG Workplan Updates, and the Protecting Access to Post-COVID 19 Telehealth Act
As we’ve discussed in previous posts, since the beginning of the pandemic, telehealth providers have seen a dramatic increase in demand for their services along with a number of temporary regulatory measures aimed at expanding telehealth access to more patient populations. Most of these measures, on the federal and state level, are tied to the […]
Capitol’s bipartisan bill authorizes $50M to ramp up telehealth services at nursing homes
Bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) aims to protect older Americans living in nursing homes from risking exposure to the coronavirus by increasing their access to remote healthcare. “The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for better connectivity across rural America,” said Sen. Capito, and it “has put rigid restrictions on […]
How to Improve Patient Care with Remote Patient Monitoring Solutions
Remote healthcare has taken big leaps forward over the past year, spurred on equally by new technologies and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The biggest winners: senior patients, who are now able to benefit from more proactive care and avoid trips to the doctor’s office, clinic or emergency room. They can now use solutions […]
Lawmakers Reintroduce COVID-19 Telehealth Licensure Bill
US Rep. Ted Budd and Senator Ted Cruz have reintroduced a bill that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat anyone in any state for up to six months after the pandemic. By Eric Wicklund February 04, 2021 – A bill has been resubmitted that would allow healthcare providers to use telehealth to treat patients in […]