May 04, 2021 New Analysis: Telehealth grew to 22 percent of ambulatory visits during January 2021 Recent analysis from Vizient and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) highlights how health care providers transformed to meet patient needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 03, 2021 New Federally Funded Program Offers Hospitals Telehealth at Their Fingertips Now is the time for hospitals to consider how they can continue preparedness efforts moving forward. Inspired by the hospital community’s incredible work, organizations are leveraging technology and creating innovative tools to help hospitals plan for future emergent situations.
April 29, 2021 Congress Studies Future of Telehealth after COVID-19 Pandemic During a pair of Congressional hearings Wednesday, federal lawmakers expressed concerns about the pandemic’s toll on mental health and explored the role of telehealth to address the nation’s growing behavioral health crisis.
April 27, 2021 HAP and Pennsylvania’s Health Care Community Ask Lawmakers to Continue Telehealth Flexibilities after Pandemic Ends HAP, WellSpan Health, and Pennsylvania’s health care community today urged state lawmakers to continue the COVID-19 regulatory flexibilities that have ensured safe access to care and to build off the outstanding innovations in telehealth during the past year.
March 25, 2021 State Legislation Would Extend, Study COVID-19 Flexibilities beyond the Pandemic State lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would extend the administrative waivers and flexibilities that have helped ensure safe access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 02, 2021 Federal Lawmakers Explore Future of Telehealth Today, federal lawmakers discussed the rapid rise of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, while evaluating recent waivers that have expanded access to millions of patients nationwide.
December 31, 2020 Study: COVID-19 Led to Surge in Telehealth for Behavioral Health and Chronic Conditions The COVID-19 pandemic spawned a surge in telehealth services, particularly for patients seeking care for behavioral health and chronic conditions, according to a study released this month in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
December 03, 2020 CMS Expands Support for Telehealth Services On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new rule that included key provisions to protect the recent advancements made in providing and receiving health care utilizing telehealth technologies.
October 20, 2020 Senate Hearing on Broadband Wraps up Efforts and Looks to the Future In what was deemed as the largest virtually attended broadband hearing of the 2019–2020 legislative session, on Tuesday more than 30 stakeholders joined the state Senate Communications and Technology Committee Broadband Public Roundtable, to discuss federal and state perspectives on broadband access and the impact of COVID-19 on access to health care and other services.
October 16, 2020 CMS Expands List of Reimbursed Telehealth Services The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that providers will have 11 additional telehealth services that will be reimbursed by CMS during the COVID-19 public health emergency.