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A group of 16 provider and industry organizations this past week launched a campaign geared toward protecting and expanding access to telehealth. Telehealth Access for America is aimed at educating the public about the need to enact permanent legislation around virtual care services. "Without action from Congress, millions of Americans who have come more»

There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated existing health inequities, widening the already large gap between the care that white and Black Americans receive. A new report from public analytics company Clarivate shows that telehealth could play a significant role in alleviating these disparities, but there are several hurdles in place, more»

A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, researchers noted, "When it comes to equity in access, telemedicine presents a double-edged sword." "On the one more»

Continuing the trend of expanded Medicare reimbursement for remote monitoring, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule on its new Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) codes, officially titled “Remote Therapeutic Monitoring/Treatment Management.” There are five new RTM codes, all of more»

The American Telemedicine Association this week sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting that they continue allowing telehealth and remote care services to be treated as an excepted benefit. "Without Congressional action, employers will be unable to offer basic virtual health services to millions of Americans in part-time and seasonal jobs or more»

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic and health IT, if there's just one thing that everyone can agree on, it's that telehealth has gone mainstream. Thanks to new regulations from the government and subsequent new rules from commercial payers, telemedicine services are being reimbursed. These factors shot telehealth and related technologies and services more»

More than 230 healthcare and industry organizations wrote a letter to governors across the country asking for expanded access to telehealth via licensure flexibilities. The expiration of such flexibilities, said the groups, could abruptly prevent some patients from seeing their doctors virtually – a particularly troubling matter for immunocompromised more»

Patients with limited English proficiency were less likely to use telehealth video visits when accessing virtual services during the pandemic compared to adults comfortable speaking English, a JAMA Network Open study found. Telehealth can help increase access to healthcare and offer convenience for patients who struggle with finding transportation or more»