How to leverage the telemedicine surge to create a profitable telehealth model
Healthcare finance leaders can help their organizations establish profitable telehealth programs following the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing now on the economic and operational drivers that will determine the success or failure of such programs.
Telehealth: How the COVID-19 pandemic can ultimately lead to better health in rural communities
Doug Morse, CEO of Iowa's Hansen Family Hospital, and Rebecca Marsh, a senior vice president at nThrive, discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many healthcare organizations to ramp up their telehealth strategies quickly and how that increase in telehealth has introduced opportunities for telehealth in rural communities.
Senate’s COVID-19 bill disappoints hospitals
Hospitals were frustrated proposed hospital funding levels and tweaks to Medicare advance payments as proposed in Senate Republicans’ new COVID-19-relief bills.
Trump administration extends public health emergency to October
The federal public health emergency stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic was extended by 90 days to late October.
Consumers expect expanded telehealth to remain post-COVID-19, survey finds
Consumers support the expansion of telehealth that has taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic and want to continue to use such platforms when the pandemic ends, according to a new survey.
Implement these 6 safeguards against fraud accusations in telehealth
Healthcare providers should take care to comply with payer policies around telehealth.
Telehealth Q&A with Lumina Health’s Lucy Zielinski and Dan Marino
Lucy Zielinski and Dan Marino follow up on Zielinski's successful Virtual Conference presentation by tackling some of the most challenging aspects of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Also in this episode, Christopher Dunkerly of sponsor TRIMEDX discusses his vision for better clinical asset management.
Congress presses for some telehealth expansion policies to remain after COVID-19
Members of Congress increasingly support making permanent temporary policies that eased use of telehealth services.
Telehealth could replace 7% of healthcare spend if COVID-19 catalyzes broader adoption
HFMA's Chad Mulvany says the transition to telehealth will require providers to rethink four fundamental questions about how they go to market and deliver services in the virtual arena.
How the Trump administration is weighing continued telehealth expansion
The Trump administration is examining several key factors to determine whether to continue expanded use of telehealth, says a senior official.