A new bill before Congress aims to “close some of the gaps” in telehealth access at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The VA Telehealth Expansion Act, introduced last week by US Reps....
Federally qualified health centers looking to expand their telehealth footprint need to take a closer look at why their patients are having problems accessing healthcare.
Transportation issues,...
Lawmakers from one of the nation’s most rural states are seeking to make it easier for so-called “frontier” states to use telehealth for mental health access and treatment.
Both the...
Colorado lawmakers have quickly approved a bill that will permanently expand telehealth coverage and access in the state.
Governor Jared Polis is scheduled today to sign into law SB 212, which was...
As healthcare providers launch telehealth programs to improve critical care management and coordination, they’re seeing value far beyond the ICU.
Indeed, as the coronavirus pandemic taxes...
Federal officials are adding almost $200 million to a fund designed to help rural healthcare providers expand their broadband resources, giving them more opportunities to improve the reach of their...
Healthcare providers in Idaho now have permanent access to a wide range of telehealth and mHealth tools to improve access to care and outcomes.
Idaho Governor Brad Little this week signed an executive...
Lawmakers are looking to extend telehealth into rural parts of America to improve access for people in need of mental health services.
A group of Senators last week introduced the Home-Based...
A new bill introduced in Congress this week aims to create a $50 million telehealth fund to launch remote patient monitoring programs in rural America.
The latest bill, introduced this week by...
A bill introduced in Congress this week aims to improve telehealth coverage for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs).
Introduced by US Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-PA)...
The Federal Communications Commission is clearing a path for telehealth providers to use “Broadcast Internet” spectrum, giving them more opportunities to expand their reach.
In a...
Community health centers will need a good grasp of telehealth to survive both the coronavirus pandemic and what lies beyond.
That’s the take-away from a new article in Health Affairs, which...
A group of Senators is throwing their support behind efforts to invest $2 billion into broadband expansion in rural areas to expand telehealth adoption where it’s most needed.
The group this...
Rural health clinics forced to change their ways by the Coronavirus pandemic are finding that telehealth and mHealth platforms can do a lot of good.
The Fauquier Free Clinic, serving uninsured and...
While telehealth interests have been broadly served by Coronavirus relief bills to date, a group of lawmakers is looking for more support in the next package.
Led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), a...
A new bill before Congress aims to make it easier for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs) to receive Medicare reimbursement for using telehealth.
The Improving...
Another 26 healthcare providers are receiving funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program for connected health services aimed at improving care management and...
Oklahoma has launched a telemedicine program to help rural providers get a better understanding of how to treat patients during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Prompted by Governor Kevin Stitt’s March...
Telehealth has long been a luxury in rural America, where primary care is still based on the face-to-face visit in the doctor’s office. But COVID-19 has changed that way of thinking, and is...
Federal officials have clarified new telehealth reimbursement rules for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs), giving those sites more opportunities to use...
