HHS & DEA extend telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications through 2026. This action ensures that patients who rely on telemedicine, including seniors, rural residents, people with disabilities, and individuals receiving treatment for mental health conditions or substance use disorder, can continue accessing care without interruption.
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Day 36 of the telehealth shutdown: Mounting concerns around access to care include December deadline for remote prescribing flexibilities. New stakeholder letter urges Congress to make long-term telehealth fix.
ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, continues to urge Congress and the Administration to work together to enact a solution to quickly restore these bipartisan telehealth flexibilities during the shutdown.
By Kevin Chaney & Sanjeev Arora MD – AHRQ’s Digital Healthcare Research Program, which this year commemorates its 20th anniversary, has consistently encouraged the adoption of technologies to enhance not only healthcare quality and safety, but access too.
By Ayesha Khan -A wave of innovation – ML/AI, robotics, wearables, AR/VR, Big Data – has propelled telemedicine since the pandemic. While other technologies fueled the rise and momentum of virtual healthcare, AI’s cutting-edge analytical capabilities may revolutionize healthcare beyond recognition.
By David R. Burda – There’s an intriguing dance taking place right now among patients, physicians, telemedicine technology vendors, regulators and healthcare finance leaders. I’m not sure who will take the lead eventually, but it will be fascinating to watch.
By Yuriy Pylypchuk & Wes Barker – In 2020, as the U.S. health care system faced the unprecedented challenge of combating the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine emerged as an invaluable care delivery tool; both providers and patients heavily relied on it for providing and receiving care.
By Hannah Norman – The same devices used to take selfies and type out tweets are being repurposed and commercialized for quick access to information needed for monitoring a patient’s health. A fingertip pressed against a phone’s camera lens can measure a heart rate.
By Kathleen Aller – We are moving from a clinic and hospital-based model of health and care led by clinicians to a commercially-driven care system: a colossal experiment being conducted by consumers, and based on market forces. So how do we coevolve with the accelerated evolution of healthcare, in terms of access and management?