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Has telehealth hit the high watermark?

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CMS Administrator Seema Verma has since then made statements suggesting that telehealth waivers may be extended in the future. Region Tag: Global Edition Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Has telehealth hit the high watermark? Featured Decision Content:

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Healthcare is broken. Electronic prior authorization might be the first step in fixing it.

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According to the 2020 CAQH index , PA is the single largest expense for the healthcare industry with a total price tag estimated at about $767 million annually. Manual transactions are about 34% of the total PAs processed, and another 45% are partially electronic. Just 21% are fully electronic.

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” said the former HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma in June 2020. Region Tag: Global Edition. The current and previous administrations have expressed support for telehealth permanence. “I think the genie's out of the bottle on this one.”

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Lose the COVID-19 public health emergency, but keep the progress, says HIMSS GR director

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

” said the former HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma in June 2020. Region Tag: Global Edition. The current and previous administrations have expressed support for telehealth permanence. “I think the genie's out of the bottle on this one.”

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Health Provider News

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To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T