Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

Lawsuit Challenges Washington DC’s Telehealth Licensure Restrictions

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Telehealth advocates have long argued that one of the biggest barriers to expansion are state and federal laws that prohibit practicing medicine across state lines. Now a Virginia-based counselor is...

NY Hospital Launching Remote Patient Monitoring Program Through Apple Watch

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A New York hospital is developing a telehealth platform that will enable care providers to manage orthopedic patients at home through the Apple Watch. The Hospital for Special Surgery (HHS), an...

Google Unveils mHealth App, New Study on Respiratory Illnesses

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Google has launched an mHealth app for healthcare studies, allowing researchers and providers to collect data from participants using Android phones. In unveiling the Google Health Studies app this...

Analysis: CMS Gives Telehealth a Boost, But More is Needed

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The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule isn’t knocking anyone over with optimism for the future of telehealth adoption. Reactions to last week’s final draft from the Centers for Medicare &...

NY City Uses Telehealth to Curb ER Traffic, Improve Care Coordination

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A city in New York is reducing emergency department traffic and improving time to treatment by deploying a telehealth program through its fire department. The Schenectady Fire Department launched the...

Grant Targets Best Practices In Community Telehealth Rheumatology

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Researchers and collaborators at the University of Alabama (UAB) have received a two-year, $400,000 grant to support telehealth care from the American College of Rheumatology’s Rheumatology...

HHS Expands COVID-19 Telehealth Capabilities in PREP Act Amendment

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The federal government is expanding the telehealth platform for diagnostic tests and other devices that may be used to address the coronavirus pandemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services...

Massachusetts Payers to Take Part in COVID-19 Telehealth Study

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A new project in Massachusetts aims to determine how telehealth can be used to address social and racial barriers to care during the coronavirus pandemic. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans...

Survey: Make Telehealth a Regular Part of Care Management

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A new survey finds that fear of COVID-19 contamination is keeping patients away from the doctor, and telehealth could ease those fears by turning in-person visits to virtual visits. Roughly a third of...

Medicare Extends COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage in Diabetes Prevention Programs

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Healthcare providers who use telehealth in their Diabetes Prevention Programs will continue to be reimbursed through Medicare during the coronavirus pandemic, according to guidelines issued this week...

CMS Finalizes Telehealth, RPM Coverage in 2021 Physician Fee Schedule

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Telehealth and remote patient monitoring will see significant improvements in Medicare coverage in 2021. The long-awaited 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, unveiled on Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare...

COVID-19 Pushes Telehealth for Veterinary Care Into the Spotlight

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One side-effect of the coronavirus pandemic is that it has highlighted new uses for telehealth. And veterinary care is at the top of that list. Interest in veterinary telehealth is surging during the...

Texas Lawmaker Calls for Permanent Payment Parity for Telehealth

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A Texas lawmaker is making a push for permanent payment parity for telehealth. State Rep. Julie Johnson, a Dallas-based Democrat, introduced a bill last month that would ensure that healthcare...

Emergency Department Telemedicine Aids Patient Satisfaction

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Adoption of telemedicine in emergency departments leads to better quality of care and patient satisfaction, according to a new study published in the INFORMS Journal Information Systems Research....

OIG Audit Analyzes Telehealth Use in Substance Abuse Treatment

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A federal audit of substance abuse treatment programs has found that many encountered technical problems with using telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic – but they see the benefits and want...

CMS Unveils New Telehealth Program to Treat Acute Care Patients at Home

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Six health systems across the country are expanding their telehealth platform to treat patients at home under a new program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Acute...

New Jersey Expands COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage for Specialists

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New Jersey lawmakers have expanded the state’s telehealth guidelines to allow more healthcare providers to use connected health technologies during the coronavirus pandemic. The state’s...

Guidelines for Marketing a Practice’s New Telehealth Platform

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The sharp increase in telehealth use during the pandemic is giving healthcare providers new opportunities to expand their reach. But how can they make patients – both potential and existing...

New Telehealth Bill Would Penalize States Who Don’t Join Licensure Compact

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A group of Congressmen wants to prod states into joining the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which aims to make it easier for providers to use telehealth to treat patients in other states. US...

Stark Law Changes Should Benefit Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring

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New safe harbors proposed for the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute could help providers expand their telehealth and remote patient monitoring platforms. A Final Rule issued last week by the...

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