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The doctor-does-it-all model isn’t sustainable in the in-office environment and medicine has been moving away from it for years, shifting toward a physician-led team-based care approach. Now that same team-based approach needs to happen with telemedicine, which has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic and ought to be maintained as a valuable tool to more»

A new Chilmark Research report out this week found that so-called omni-channel platforms aim to become the centerpiece of provider workflow – especially when it comes to integrating virtual care. The report examined a cross-section of vendors leading the virtual care management charge, noting that solutions go beyond carrying out remote more»

A pair of Congressmen have re-introduced proposed legislation aimed at codifying telehealth coverage for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. US Reps Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) are trying again to push the Helping Ensure Access to Local Telehealth (HEALTH) Act through an increasingly crowded connected health more»

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed one of the country’s most progressive telehealth bills, with provisions that establish payment parity for telemental health services and give patients the right to request virtual care without a reason for doing so. "The legislation I'll sign today will solidify Illinois as a leader in telehealth access and more»

A new bill before Congress aims to expand the use of telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics and other connected health programs through demonstration projects for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Advanced Safe Testing at Residence Telehealth (A-START) Act of 2021 aims “to expand access to more»

As care delivery continues to move beyond the walls of the hospital or doctor’s office, healthcare providers will need to home in on their virtual care offerings if they expect to strengthen their digital transformations. Virtual care provided a necessary link between providers and patients as the COVID-19 pandemic pushed nonemergency appointments more»

For many seniors in rural areas, getting online is virtually learning a new language. But it could vastly improve their health. Elderly residents in rural areas of Barnwell and Allendale counties recently completed a “literacy learning” program conducted by Palmetto Care Connections (PCC), a statewide, non-profit telehealth organization. more»

The next phase of the 21st Century Cures Act includes several measures to boost Medicare coverage for telehealth, through both new programs and acts to permanently extend connected health freedoms enacted during the pandemic. They’re part of the massive, 127-page discussion draft – called Cures 2.0 – released last week by US Reps. Fred more»