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The federal government is seeking comments on issues related to spectrum for the Internet of Things, including broadband connectivity needed for remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs and mHealth wearables. The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Notice of Inquiry, as directed by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021, more»

Support is growing for a bill before both chambers of Congress that would make permanent some very specific emergency measures that were designed to boost telehealth access and coverage in rural areas during the pandemic. US Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), David B. McKinley (R-WV), Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Ron Kind (D-WI) last week introduced the more»

Sebastian Seiguer, CEO of emocha Health In the latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed for the first time a set of CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring. These codes, according to the proposal, are intended to be used to understand the effectiveness of and the patient's response to a more»

Dr. David Berg, cofounder and chairman of the board of Redirect Health Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, patients often had to wait for hours in hospital and doctor's office waiting rooms. After the pandemic quickly mainstreamed telehealth and prescheduling technologies, patient wait times were significantly reduced. So what does this mean for more»

Several organizations are making an extra effort to lobby for expanded telehealth coverage for rural healthcare providers beyond the pandemic. While telehealth advocates have been lobbying the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to make permanent a number of rules enacted during the pandemic to improve access and coverage, they’re putting more»

The Biden Administration is shelling out almost $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to health centers in every state to support a wide range of projects, including telehealth expansion. In all, $954,255,430 will be awarded through the Health and Human Services Department’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support capital more»

Bret Anderson, principal at the Chartis Group With the rise of the coronavirus Delta variant, two out of five American adults would use telehealth to get medical care, according to a recent Jarrard poll. It's very clear to one and all that the pandemic has truly brought telemedicine into the mainstream. Use of virtual care spiked big-time last year, more»

In the latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed for the first time a set of CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring. These codes, according to the proposal, are intended to be used to understand the effectiveness of and the patient's response to a prescribed therapy. In particular, CMS more»