Center for Connected Health Policy

COVID-19 Forced Clinics To Adopt Telehealth. That Helped Some Transgender Patients Access Care. #telehealth #telehealthpolicy #COVID19 #transgenderhealth

"Although it may seem counterintuitive, telemedicine can act as a bridge between vulnerable pregnant people and their providers." #telehealth #COVID19 #telehealthpolicy

"The driverless van features tech for monitoring blood pressure and other vital signs as well as measuring the patient's height and weight. Once in the van, the patient can videoconference with the physician for the appointment and send their vitals data to help support their overall care plan. " #telehealth #COVID19 #collegehealth

"This year, many Veterans have used VA telehealth services for the first time. They have used VA technologies such as My HealtheVet and VA Video Connect to connect with their VA care teams. But for some older Veterans, telehealth presented a challenge. They did not have the technology required to take part." #telehealth #Veterans #COVID19 #access

"Video visits as a form of family visits in the hospital are slated to continue, some experts assert, as a key method for driving patient satisfaction." #telehealth #COVID19 #telehealthpolicy #videovisits #patientsatisfaction

In mid-October Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth Act (HEAT), to provide Medicare reimbursement for audio and video telehealth services furnished by home health agencies during a public health emergency. #telehealth #telehealthpolicy #COVID19

"The in-office consults gave his patients access to a whole host of specialists and services while allowing Dr. Chapman to not just treat his patients’ SUDs, but also their chronic conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis C, HIV, hypertension and cancer." #telehealth #substanceusedisorder

"Health care providers and hospital systems are also in limbo. They don't know whether they'll lose telehealth payments when the federal public health emergency for the pandemic lapses or what to expect from private health insurance companies." #telehealth #telehealthpolicy #COVID19

"While first responders fight the California wildfires, VA is making sure California Veterans remain safe and have access to the high-quality health care they need. VA’s Remote Patient Monitoring Home Telehealth (RPM HT) program has emergency procedures in place to connect Veterans with VA providers in a crisis." #telehealth #homehealth #COVID19

In case you missed it! An updated Fall 2020 version of CCHP’s State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies Report is available today! https://www.cchpca.org//CCHP%2050%20STATE%20REPORT%20FALL%

"The pandemic has brought with it heightened fear by older adults and their adult children of traditional healthcare delivery settings, such as the hospital, the emergency department, and even the waiting room of the physician’s office. Seniors increasingly both want and need to have healthcare services brought to them where they live." #telehealth #telehealthpolicy #COVID19 #seniorhealth

"With the convenience it offers to patients and the potential to decrease overhead costs for providers, telehealth is set to maintain a larger position in the U.S. healthcare system even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, according to an October report from Moody's Investors Service." #telehealth #telehealthpolicy #COVID19