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Mental Health Challenges
So many things have changed with COVID and the global pandemic. It has been the elephant in the room that we have lived with for over a year now. During this past year, so many… Read More
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What Every Doctor Needs to Know About Telemedicine
Telemedicine skyrocketed during the pandemic, and experts say remote care is here to stay. How can current providers and future physicians prepare to provide high-quality care from afar? Read full… Read More
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Rural hospitals eye benefits of telehealth post-pandemic
In rural Massachusetts communities from Nantucket to Berkshire County, local health care providers are playing a critical role in the state’s fight against COVID-19. Yet many of these facilities, which already were operating on thin… Read More
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Rural hospitals eye benefits of telehealth post-pandemic
Outer Cape Health Services runs three clinics in one of the state’s most rural coastal areas, but for much of the past year, many of their patients have sought care from home. Some are measuring… Read More
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Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations
What is Stark Law? Stark Law, otherwise known as 42 U.S. Code § 1395nn, regulates physician self-referrals for Medicare and Medicaid patients. The law prohibits a physician from referring their patients to medical facilities in… Read More
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UAMS Rural Telehealth Center Receives $1.5 Million to Evaluate Broadband Pilot Program’s COVID-19 Response
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center has received a $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program in preventing, preparing for and responding… Read More
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RAND Telehealth Survey Finds Value in Including Audio-Only Phones
“About half of all primary care telehealth visits by low-income residents at California health clinics during the height of the pandemic were done by phone, as were almost two-thirds of the behavioral health visits.”… Read More
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Could the Private Payer Market Influence Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage?
“A report from the Center for Connected Health Policy says many of the nation’s largest health plans made significant changes to telehealth coverage during the pandemic. How they shift from temporary to permanent coverage remains… Read More
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Staff Training, Education May be the Keys to Telehealth Sustainability
“Dozens of health systems and organizations in New York are joining forces with the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center to launch a statewide telehealth training program.” Read full post… Read More
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HHS invests $8M in telehealth broadband pilot
“HHS has awarded $8 million to fund the Telehealth Broadband Pilot program, which assesses the broadband capacity of rural healthcare providers and patient communities to improve their telehealth access, HHS announced today.”… Read More