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...
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 &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is asking the state Legislature to mandate coverage parity for telehealth services through the end of 2021.
The bill was included in a COVID-19 relief package unveiled by...
The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy on telehealth.
The organization concluded its five-day virtual meeting this week with a nod to a recent survey from the COVID-19 Healthcare...
A group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would ensure Medicare coverage for telehealth services provided by physical and occupational therapists, audiologists and speech and language...
A survey of roughly 1,600 healthcare providers finds that almost 70 percent are motivated to use more telehealth because of the experiences they’ve had during the coronavirus pandemic – and...
The Alliance for Connected Care wants to make it easier for health systems and hospitals to use telehealth to treat patients no matter where they live.
The organization is seeking support for...
In response to the results of the 2020 presidential election with America choosing former Vice President Joe Biden as its 46th president, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) issued a...
The Federal Communications Commission is set to launch its Connected Care Pilot Program, a three-year, $100 million project aimed at expanding telehealth access for low-income Americans, veterans and...
A new bill before Congress aims to improve Medicare coverage for home health services delivered via telehealth during a public health emergency.
The Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT)...
Telehealth advocates are once again putting pressure on the US Drug Enforcement Agency to finalize a special registration process so that care providers can use telemedicine to prescribe certain...
