The pandemic was a real inflection point for healthcare’s workforce crisis — and many health systems are still trying to figure out how to recover, said Mallika Mendu, interim chief population health officer and…
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services announced the Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, preventing some patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications. The agencies…
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By Anuja Vaidya
May 14, 2024 – More than half of American states now have laws addressing telehealth payment parity or reimbursement rates; however, a new report reveals that these laws vary across state lines and,…
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By Anuja Vaidya
January 09, 2024 – New research indicates that expanding access to telehealth services and high-speed internet may not close gaps in primary care utilization, as higher telehealth uptake was linked to groups with…
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The following is a guest article by Michael Levinson, M.D., J.D., Partner at Berger Singerman LLP
Telehealth has revolutionized the delivery of outpatient mental health services, and there has been exponential growth in the acceptance…
By Anuja Vaidya
November 28, 2023 – Patients receiving at-home hospital care under the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver experienced a low mortality rate and minimal complications resulting in admission to brick-and-mortar hospitals, according to…
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Adam Rarick-Varner, Sr. Director of Healthcare Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, over 10 million Americans enrolled in Medicaid – nearly a 14% increase from the beginning of 2020. A…
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By Anuja Vaidya
November 06, 2023 – A bipartisan group of four senators reintroduced legislation that would eliminate barriers to the virtual prescription of medication for opioid use disorder (OUD).
Called the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction…
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Margaret Anderson, Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting LLP
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biomedical community took on the task of developing and deploying critical interventions to address an unprecedented public health emergency. In…
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By Anuja Vaidya
October 19, 2023 – Using telehealth to begin opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment is linked to high retention in treatment among Medicaid beneficiaries, according to a new study.
Published in JAMA Network Open, the…
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