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Key Legal Issues Facing Telehealth Platforms, as Compliance Concerns Bubble for Platforms Launched During the Public Health Emergency

Health Care Law Brief

The onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) led to a surge in the use of telehealth by health care providers. Provider Licenses. Are all providers licensed or otherwise authorized to render care via telehealth to patients located in a given state? Prescriptions & Controlled Substances.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Despite the end of the public health emergency, individuals and informed political leaders will continue to work with pharmacies to continue access to vital care for individuals in need of medication for mental health because mental health is part of overall health. Your third prediction concerns medication.

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Where telemedicine is headed now that the PHE has ended

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The COVID-19 public health emergency came to an end on May 11. This also happens to coincide with the World Health Organization declaring an end to the COVID-19 global health emergency. What does the end of the public health emergency mean for the future of the healthcare industry?

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Is your Medicare Advantage Organization Ready for Compliance with Regulatory Changes in 2023?

Innovaare Compliance

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), enrollment in MAPD keeps rising. Annual Election Period (AEP) is about two weeks away when Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans (MAPD) will be signing up new enrollees by the thousands. In 2022, 48% of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in MAPD.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

An end to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) is likely to be announced and end mid-January followed by a grace period of approximately 5 months. And with the Public Health Emergency (PHE) set to expire in January, stakeholders are urgently calling upon Congress to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2021.

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Health Provider News

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CT’s Medicaid reimbursement rates lower than peer states: report Better safety training, reporting, escorts for CT home health care workers focus of new legislation D.C. biotech pins hopes on 3 drug approvals as battles with FDA continue Luxury senior living facility coming to D.C. What they say sets them apart.

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Health Provider News

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ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M operating margin, $1B net gain halfway through its first year Illinois public health officials warn of “rising COVID-19 activity” St.