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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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. At the same time, elected officials and industry leaders have flagged the possibility that telehealth could potentially worsen inequity.

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For next steps on telehealth, look to the states

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"I've been doing this a long time, and I've never seen anything like this," said Claudia Tucker, senior vice president of government affairs at Teladoc, during the third installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday. "State policy matters.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Five Reasons A Clinician Should Attend ATA’s Annual Conference

Healthcare IT Today

The ATA (American Telemedicine Association) conference, along with offering some qualifying CME sessions, is made up of more broad topic discussions, meant to bring value to many different industry roles and professionals.

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How important are Medical Oncology Billing Guidelines?

Physician Credentialing Company

Healthcare professionals can reduce claim denials by following all billing protocols defined by payers and state policies. How does telemedicine impact oncology billing? From the Covid pandemic, telemedicine has also started billing oncology services but payers have different guidelines for it.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

THE PROBLEM Prior to 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, there were federal and state policies in place that discouraged FQHCs like Ryan Health from adopting telehealth services due to payment restrictions. " MARKETPLACE There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today.

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