article thumbnail

HIMSSCast: ATA CEO says telehealth future is hybrid, outlines policy priorities and challenges

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As CEO of the American Telemedicine Association, her work covers every aspect of this technological delivery of healthcare that has gone mainstream because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal and state policy to ensure the flexibilities put in place during the pandemic will become permanent following the public health emergency.

article thumbnail

Audio-only telehealth benefits patients in need, study finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The study, published in SSM - Qualitative Research in Health , took a closer look at the rollout of telemedicine at two federally qualified health centers serving primarily Chinese and Latino immigrants. At the same time, elected officials and industry leaders have flagged the possibility that telehealth could potentially worsen inequity.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

For next steps on telehealth, look to the states

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"I've been doing this a long time, and I've never seen anything like this," said Claudia Tucker, senior vice president of government affairs at Teladoc, during the third installment of the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday. "State policy matters.

COVID-19 205
article thumbnail

State Medicaid programs want to keep telehealth expansions, KFF analysis finds

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Kaiser Family Foundation recently looked at state trends with regard to expanding access to telehealth-based behavioral care during the pandemic and found that states see telemedicine as a key component of maintaining access to behavioral healthcare for Medicaid enrollees. WHY IT MATTERS.

Medicaid 134
article thumbnail

Five Reasons A Clinician Should Attend ATA’s Annual Conference

Healthcare IT Today

The ATA (American Telemedicine Association) conference, along with offering some qualifying CME sessions, is made up of more broad topic discussions, meant to bring value to many different industry roles and professionals.

article thumbnail

States can make a difference in long-term telehealth policies

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The National Governors Association released a white paper this week examining state policies around telehealth and outlining key considerations for governors to assess the potential implications of said policies going forward. ON THE RECORD.

article thumbnail

ATA: What's ahead for telehealth policy after the pandemic

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"As we know, [President] Biden has said in recent days that the pandemic is over, so it's possible that the technical public health emergency might expire sometime in the very near future," said Megan Herber, director at Faegre Drinker who advises ATA and ATA Action on all things Federal policy. " ON THE RECORD.

COVID-19 120