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HIMSSCast: ATA CEO says telehealth future is hybrid, outlines policy priorities and challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, her work covers every aspect of this technological delivery of healthcare that has gone mainstream because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal and state policy to ensure the flexibilities put in place during the pandemic will become permanent following the public health emergency.

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Audio-only telehealth benefits patients in need, study finds

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The study, published in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health , took a closer look at the rollout of telemedicine at two federally qualified health centers serving primarily Chinese and Latino immigrants. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

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The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication.

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For Ryan Health, telehealth seeds planted during the pandemic have flourished

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Ryan Health has seven primary care centers, seven school-based health centers, two community outreach centers at transitional housing sites, and one mobile health center, all located throughout Manhattan. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Now that President Joe Biden has declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, the ATA's Telehealth Awareness Week policy update webinar explored how federal and state telehealth policies may be affected as Congress decides whether or not to end the public health emergency (PHE). " ON THE RECORD.

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