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Illegal Activities Medicare - General Telehealth 

Patient recruiter convicted in $2.8M telemedicine scheme

January 12, 2021 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) The owner of an Orlando, Fla.-based telemarketing call center was convicted of coordinating fraudulent genetic

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Lawmakers want to permanently expand Medicare coverage of telehealth services

December 8, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

According to a bipartisan and bicameral group of 49 lawmakers telehealth technology has proved to be a reliable tool for

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The 146 telehealth services Medicare is covering during the pandemic

November 4, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS since March has expanded the number of services Medicare will cover when provided

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Telemedicine or In-Person Visit? Pros and Cons

October 27, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Bernard J. Wolfson for Kaiser Health News) As COVID-19 took hold in March, U.S. doctors limited in-person appointments —

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CMS adds 11 new telehealth services to Medicare coverage

October 15, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS on Oct. 14 added 11 new services to the list of telehealth

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Aging Telehealth 

8 opportunities for digital health to support aging in place

September 11, 2020September 11, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) New Medicare Advantage plan benefits and increased tech adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic will

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Telehealth 

41% of Gen Z – and one-third of millennials – prefer digital encounters with physicians over in-person visits

September 9, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review) While most consumers (81 percent) prefer physical and in-person healthcare experiences, younger generations are

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General Health Care Finance Telehealth 

HHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth Services

September 4, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Sarah Jane Tribble for Kaiser Health News) Knowing it may be met with some skepticism, the Trump administration Thursday

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Telehealth 

Telehealth grew wildly popular amid Covid-19. Now visits are plunging, forcing providers to recalibrate

September 2, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Casey Ross for STAT) A nationwide dropoff in telemedicine visits is forcing providers who raced to ramp up virtual

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Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General Telehealth 

As Telemedicine Replaces The Physical Exam, What Are Doctors Missing?

September 1, 2020 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Kristen Kendrick for NPR) Despite a foothold in medicine that predates Hippocrates himself, the traditional physical exam might be on

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