Telehealth

Although the American Telemedicine Association commended the agency's moves to expand some services, it urged CMS to reconsider its approach to remote patient monitoring.

The pandemic has proven that it's possible to innovate quickly in the face of crisis. Now it's time to keep that momentum going.  

The provider is integrating translation technology to successfully communicate with its many monolingual Chinese patients to gain further efficiencies.

The National Governors Association released a white paper this week examining state policies around telehealth and outlining key considerations for governors to assess the potential implications of said policies going forward.

Using FCC funding, the agency has transformed its telemedicine offering – and has since seen decreases in no-show rates for individual counseling and evaluation and management appointments.

Building off its Hospital Without Walls initiative, it's offering new flexibilities around telehealth and remote patient monitoring as the country enters "a new level of crisis response," said CMS Administrator Seema Verma.

Introduced by Rep. Ted Yoho, the bipartisan legislation would make funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce conditional on adopting the compact within three years.

The American Telemedicine Association said the newly released final rules move the healthcare industry closer to a value-based care model.

Remote patient monitoring ecosystems should not be treated in the same way as traditional endpoints, say cybersecurity experts.