Telehealth

Physician pay in final rule is untenable, providers say, as they laud the delay of MIPS policy and extension of telehealth flexibilities.

<p>The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General recommends Medicare develop its own source for race and ethnicity data collection in the Medicare population, says Ann Maxwell, HHS-OIG deputy inspector general for evaluations.</p> <p>  </p>

<p>Jacqueline de Leeuw, CNIO at Radboud University Medical Centre, said that during the process of achieving HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7 certification her organization was challenged to become better digitized.</p> <p>  </p>

MDLIVE is enhancing its virtual primary care service to include health coaching for patients with chronic conditions, company says.

The cost is $33 out of pocket for a chat visit with insurance not accepted at this time.

Commercial health insurers should use telehealth to make up for the lack of mental health providers focusing on youth, research determines.

The modifications are in line with the industry as a result of the PHE ending in May, Aetna says.

Numerous telehealth flexibilities allowed under the pandemic will need to be decided on a more permanent basis, ATA says.

Older Americans are facing some barriers to adoption, including struggles with digital channels, access and ease of use.

<p>Toni Laracuente, HIMSS' SVP and head of analytics, said the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM) is assessing digital infrastructure across all healthcare delivery environments, including community health, virtual care and telehealth.</p> <p>  </p>