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Innovative Care Delivery System Aims to Transform Practices

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Created and launched by the Guthrie Clinic (Guthrie), a new innovative care delivery system aims to provide patients with care through various virtual services, working to improve outcomes and expand...

Patients Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Assessments for Cancer Care

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Published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN), results of a new study from the Moffitt Cancer Center indicate that patients ranked telehealth higher than in-person care...

Despite Flaws, Telehealth Benefits Low-Income Californians

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In the process of ensuring equity among in-state residents, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) described that low-income Californians experienced many benefits from telehealth and intend to...

Kansas Doctor Charged in Telehealth Fraud Scheme

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Dr. Gautam Jayaswal of Overland Park, Kansas, faced charges following a telehealth fraud scheme involving accusations of ordering unneeded...

OIG: Medicare Provided Improper Reimbursement for Some Telehealth Services

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Earlier this month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced errors in Medicare reimbursement for some psychotherapy services, including those...

Partnership Aims to Expand Virtual Care Access for EMS Patients

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Emergency medical services (EMS) provider Falck announced a collaboration with MD Ally to expand the scope of care for Alameda County, California residents by enabling EMS professionals to connect...

Senators Want Telehealth Flexibilities for OUD Drug Permanently Extended

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Led by Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a group of US senators have urged the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to permanently establish telehealth flexibilities in prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use...

Online Module Aims to Educate Stakeholders on Telehealth Implementation

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The Telehealth Service Implementation Model (TSIM), which originated from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), will begin a new online training course to assist telehealth leaders in...

Incentivizing Hybrid Care Can Enhance Fee-for-Service Care Delivery

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A new model that incentivizes primary care providers (PCPs) to use new modes of delivery, such as remote care, can "drastically improve upon" the traditional fee-for-service structure, new research...

National Telehealth Use Dropped 6.8% in February

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Following a consecutive three-month growth period, telehealth use experienced a decline in February across all US regions and nationally, along with a slight drop in its share of medical claim lines,...

DEA to Delay Limitations on Virtual Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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After receiving thousands of comments asking for an extension of pandemic-era virtual prescribing flexibilities, the Drug Enforcement Administration has acquiesced. The flexibilities allow healthcare...

Telehealth Supports Maternal Mental Health, But No One-Size-Fits-All

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Published in BMC Psychiatry, a new study indicates that telehealth interventions evaluated in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can help treat common maternal mental health, but researchers stated...

HHS-OIG Releases Toolkit for Assessing Telehealth Billing Risks

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A newly released federal toolkit aims to help healthcare stakeholders analyze their telehealth claims data to assess program integrity risks. Released last week by the US Department of Health and...

Growing Hospital-at-Home Services Indicate Healthcare Transformation

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Provided by PA Consulting Group, new data indicates that not only do healthcare providers have the necessary tools to transition to hospital-at-home services, but they also believe these services will...

PA Health System Launches Respiratory Therapy Services in Virtual ICUs

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Beginning on May 1, Penn State Health will provide respiratory therapy services as part of virtual intensive care unit (ICU) services within two of its medical centers to improve communication between...

Most Physicians Find Video Telehealth Quality Inferior to In-Person Care

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More than half of physicians surveyed (60 percent) felt that the quality of video-based telehealth was generally inferior to the quality of in-person care, according to a recent study. The study,...

Expanded Telehealth Access Can Cut Millions in Rural Health Costs

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Expanding broadband infrastructure in rural areas and increasing access to telehealth could result in millions in healthcare cost savings, according to a new report. Released by the Southern Rural...

Viewpoint: Telehealth Access for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment is Needed

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Published in Health Affairs, a new viewpoint article emphasized the prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD)-related deaths and how regulatory actions are needed to ensure access to virtual care for OUD...

UR Medicine Expands Telestroke, Remote Neuro Care in NY

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UR Medicine has begun offering telestroke and hospital-based neurological care to additional locations in upstate New York. UR Medicine has expanded its telestroke program and remote acute and...

UAB Gets $3.3M to Test Telehealth Cardio Program

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After receiving a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a group of researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) explored the extent to which wheelchair...

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