Connected Care Clips – August 24
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Connected Care Clips – August 17
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Connected Care Clips – August 10
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CY 2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and White House Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access
HHS released the Calendar Year 2021 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which makes payment and policy changes under Medicare Part B for physicians, with significant telehealth provisions included. Also, the White House Issued an Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access.
Telehealth Guidance Documents for Commercial Health Plans
Commercial Plan Guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Commercial health plans have also taken broad actions to increase access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. View AHIP's list of ways health insurance providers are taking action to respond to COVID-19. CMS has issued sets of FAQs encouraging states and [...]
Endorsement Letter Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act
Today, 225 organizations signed a letter to House Telehealth Caucus Representatives Thompson, Welch, Matsui, Schweikert, and Johnson endorsing the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 (HR 7663). The legislation includes four major and vital provisions: Removing arbitrary geographic restrictions on where a patient must be located in order to utilize telehealth services; [...]
Over 200 Organizations Sign Letter Endorsing Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020
Today, 225 organizations signed a letter to House Telehealth Caucus Representatives Thompson, Welch, Matsui, Schweikert, and Johnson endorsing the Protecting Access to Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Act of 2020 (HR 7663).
Connected Care Clips – August 3
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Predicting COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects
Per a Definitive Healthcare survey of more than 2,300 providers and healthcare IT leaders, 23% indicated telehealth will have the greatest impact on the healthcare landscape in the next year. Of the following trends, which do you think will have the greatest impact on the healthcare industry in the year ahead? In what area do you [...]
Forecasting 2020 Medicine
In a new survey from Caring Advisor, older adults were more satisfied with the experience of virtual visits as compared with other age groups. Survey respondents also indicated they were most comfortable completing virtual appointments with their primary care physician (74.5%), psychiatrist (70.1%), allergist (62%), gastroenterologist (53.5%) and infectious disease specialist (53.1%). Top concerns about virtual visits included [...]