Congress is set to debate a bill mandating Medicare coverage for mHealth tools and platforms that focus on relieving chronic pain.
HR 5833, introduced in February by US Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH), would...
Telehealth and mHealth have potential to help health systems tackle a potential COVID-19 epidemic in much the same way that the technology was used to handle SARS and Ebola outbreaks. And for that...
Federal officials are offering grants to rural healthcare providers looking to use telehealth to improve emergency services, such as stroke, behavioral health or EMS care.
The Department of Health and...
CMS officials are reportedly looking at allowing Medicare reimbursement for Diabetes Prevention Programs that use telehealth and mHealth.
The news comes from Politico, which reported today that Seema...
Accountable Care Organizations who are at risk of owing money back to Medicare because they haven’t met spending targets on shared-risk beneficiaries now have more freedom to use...
CMS is proposing giving patients with end-stage renal disease in Medicare Advantage plan access to more telehealth benefits, allowing them to receive care at home.
In a proposed rule issued on...
Congress is considering raising the profile of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT).
A bill recently submitted by US Reps. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) and Anna Eshoo (D-CA) aims to take the...
The Center for Connected Health Policy has unveiled a telehealth billing guide, aimed at helping healthcare providers navigate the confusing waters of connected health reimbursement.
With roughly...
A California legislator has submitted a bill seeking to improve Medicaid coverage for telehealth services used by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.
AB 2007, submitted this...
Colorado lawmakers will soon be debating a bill that would allow federally qualified health centers to be reimbursed through Medicaid for telehealth services.
House Bill 20-1092, with both House and...
It’s time to add another subject to the school curriculum: telehealth.
In schools across the country, the nurse’s office is being turned into a telehealth station, offering on-demand access to care providers for that nagging...
A Washington lawmaker is preparing to resubmit bills aimed at mandating payment parity for telehealth and expand school-based telehealth programs.
The two bills were part of a four-bill package...
Armed with the results of a telehealth program that greatly reduced hospital readmissions, a Detroit health system is now looking for payer partnerships to expand their reach.
Executives at the Henry...
