Improving access to virtual care for homebound rural Veterans
(Source - blogs. va.gov) VA Geriatric Scholar Christy Rothermel from Coatesville VA is narrowing the rural digital divide by helping
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Telehealth
43% of Medicare beneficiaries used telehealth services in 1st year of pandemic
(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A March 15 HHS Office of the Inspector General report concluded telehealth
Read More$1.5 trillion congressional omnibus bill extends telehealth coverage
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Congress passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill March 10 that allows
Read MoreAs internet access limits telehealth’s reach, insurers are starting to cover the bill
(By Katie Palmer for ST A T) Billions of dollars have been poured into telehealth during the pandemic: Insurers loosened
Read MoreCongress is asking for continued federal funding for Medicare telehealth
Many lawmakers have co-signed a letter addressed to the Congressional leadership requesting the expansion of telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries.
Read More‘The Charges Seem Crazy’: Hospitals Impose a ‘Facility Fee’ — For a Video Visit
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) When Arielle Harrison’s 9-year-old needed to see a pediatric specialist at Yale New
Read More2020 saw Medicare spending drop, telehealth scooping larger cut of budget, report says: 7 takeaways
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare saw a 14 percent dip in anticipated payments to physicians in
Read MorePost-Pandemic, What’s a Phone Call From Your Physician Worth?
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Maybe this has happened to you recently: Your doctor telephoned to check in
Read MoreTelehealth improves heart care for Veterans
(Source - blogs.va.gov) Heart failure affects around 6.2 million adults in the United States and is one of the leading
Read MorePatients say telehealth is OK, but most prefer to see their doctor in person
(By Yuki Noguchi for NPR) New Yorker Charlie Freyre’s sinuses had been bothering him for weeks last winter, during a
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