Telehealth
The group tells CMS and Congress that two-dozen "cumbersome" regulations, many related to telehealth, that were waived or relaxed in response to COVID-19 should stay that way.
HP's Daniel Colling and Raja Bhadury detail moves to enhance the telemedicine experience while accelerating vaccination research and improving security in the battle against the pandemic.
This week's top stories include shadow pharmacies peddling bogus coronavirus cures, HHS offering additional aid to hospitals and the challenges of integrating in-person care back into workflows.
With fewer elective procedures due to widespread restrictions, the telehealth share of total medical claim lines has increased greatly.
Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips, EVP and chief clinical officer at Providence St. Joseph Health, discusses the impact and opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic along with the future of clinical care.
Dr. Joe Kvedar, president-elect of the American Telemedicine Association, says providers have to figure out how to optimize the combination of virtual care and in-office visits.
Virtual care is helping to monitor high-risk patients with diabetes and avoid adverse outcomes, explains Dr. Jonathan Bloom, CEO of Podimetrics.
Over a six-week period in April and May this year, Bendigo Health in regional Victoria conducted roughly 2700 telehealth outpatient appointments across the Loddon Mallee region.
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, said she introduced the legislation in hopes of gathering data to support post-pandemic continuation of relaxed CMS rules around telemedicine.
With dozens of healthcare facilities across the UAE, the country’s healthcare system is evolving faster than elsewhere in the world, says Christian Schuhmacher, CEO of King’s College Hospital London in Dubai.