UVA Health launches new telehealth program for older adults
(By Noah Schwartz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is launching the Center for Excellence for Telehealth and
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Medicare payers vow to keep covering remote patient monitoring
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Private insurance companies that contract for Medicare will continue to pay for remote
Read moreMedicare telehealth flexibilities to remain in place until 2024
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) The COVID-19 public health emergency is set to expire on May 11, but
Read moreMedicare improperly paid for $580M in psychotherapy services, OIG audit finds
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare improperly paid for over half a billion dollars in psychotherapy services, including
Read moreVA Telehealth Services celebrates 20 years
(Source – news.va.gov) This May will mark 20 years since the launch of the VA Telehealth Services program office. That’s
Read moreProvisions of the comprehensive Cleland-Dole Act
(Source – news.va.gov) The Joseph Maxwell Cleland and Robert Joseph Dole Memorial Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of
Read moreDying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown
(By JoNel Aleccia — Associated Press published by STAT on April 23, 2023) At age 93, struggling with the effects
Read moreWhy Medicare advisory group is going after telehealth, at-home care
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare is paying too much for telehealth and at-home care, the executive director of
Read moreStates Step In as Telehealth and Clinic Patients Get Blindsided by Hospital Fees
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) When Brittany Tesso’s then-3-year-old son, Roman, needed an evaluation for speech therapy in
Read moreMental Health Care by Video Fills Gaps in Rural Nursing Homes
(By Tony Leys for Kaiser Health News) KNOXVILLE, Iowa ― Bette Helm was glad to have someone to talk with
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