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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed telemedicine’s potential to improve health care delivery and access. In the past year, we have seen rapid expansion of telemedicine, in the form of video and telephone services, the extent… Read More
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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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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“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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“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
