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State telehealth policy trends 2023 year in review

Background Three years following the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), states across the United States continue to enact permanent changes to telehealth laws that impact how physicians and other health care...more

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[Webinar] State Telehealth Policy Trends: 2023 Year in Review - December 5th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

Three years following the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), states across the United States continue to enact permanent changes to telehealth laws that impact how physicians and other providers can deliver...more

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DEA Permits Continuation of Telemedicine Controlled Substances Prescribing: A Temporary Pause of the Proposed Rules or a...

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Earlier this year in late February, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced proposed rules attempting to change the rules for tele-prescribing controlled drugs that were permitted during the COVID-19 Public Health...more

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Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19 - April 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the United States, states, payers, and providers are looking for ways to expand access to telehealth services. Telehealth is an essential tool in ensuring patients are able to access...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Telehealth Model Legislation—A Comparison of AMA, FSMB and ULC Model Bills and Guidelines

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a drastic increase in telehealth utilization across the country, which meaningfully changed the way providers deliver care and illuminated novel state telehealth policy design...more

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2022 Medicare Remote Therapeutic Monitoring FAQs: CMS Final Rule

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Continuing the trend of expanded Medicare reimbursement for remote monitoring, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule on its new Remote Therapeutic Monitoring...more

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Tele-Tuesday: CMS Keeps Its Foot on the Gas for Telehealth, RPM

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a table copy of its calendar year 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule proposed rule. The proposed rule is chock full of policy updates concerning...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Return on Health: Moving Beyond Dollars and Cents in Realizing the Value of Virtual Care

Editor’s Note: Spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of innovative technologies, the U.S. health care system is transitioning to a new era of digitally enabled care characterized by delivery models that fully...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Department of Veterans Affairs Aims to Trump State Telemedicine Rules

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) is taking a significant step towards expanding needed services to Veterans by proposing a rule to preempt state restrictions on telehealth....more

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AMA Adopts Ethical Guidelines for Telemedicine Providers

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At its annual meeting on June 13, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted ethical guidelines for the use of telemedicine, affirming the organization’s support of the use of telemedicine technologies within the confines...more

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Telemedicine Gains Further Acceptance

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Last month the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted ethical guidance related to the practice of telemedicine and telehealth which further expands upon the policy report on Coverage and Payment for Telemedicine [PDF] it...more

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AMA Approves New Ethical Guidance Policy and Encourages Telemedicine Training for Students and Residents

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New Ethical Guidelines - On June 13, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new ethical guidance policy governing the practice of telemedicine that will be published in the coming months. The policy is based on...more

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Health Care Update - November 2015 #3

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Drug Pricing Issues Heat Up Following HHS Forum - Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted a forum on prescription drug costs which featured players from every corner of the industry, including...more

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American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Limits on Telemedicine

On June 29, 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a policy statement supporting the use of telemedicine in the practice of pediatrics as long as telemedicine technologies are used “in support of and...more

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AMA Ethical Guidelines on Telemedicine Tabled for Further Review

On Monday, during the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, the delegates voted to table a proposed measure to adopt ethical guidelines for physicians who provide telemedicine services....more

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Navigating the Connected Health Landscape: AMA Issues Guiding Principles for Conducting Telemedicine

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In late June, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a set of guiding principles for physicians who provide care via telemedicine. The AMA’s guiding principles come on the heels of policies recently published by the...more

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AMA Issues Telemedicine Guidelines

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On June 11, 2014, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a new set of telemedicine principles, which emerged from its policy report addressing “Coverage and Payment for Telemedicine.” The AMA report details the...more

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The American Medical Association Releases New Telemedicine Recommendations

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Recently, the American Medical Association (AMA) released a report on telemedicine (Report) that, among other things, (i) outlines coverage and payment rules; (ii) summarizes various specialty society practice...more

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AMA Adopts Telemedicine Policy for Coverage and Payment of Telemedicine Services

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During its Annual Meeting on June 11, 2014, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to approve a list of guiding principles for coverage of and payment for telemedicine services, designed to “foster innovation in the use...more

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News from the Health Law Gurus™

News from the Health Law Gurus™ is a weekly summary of notable health law news from around the country with helpful links to related content. Check back every Friday for the latest health law news stories. ...more

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Health Headlines: Also in the News - June 2014 #2

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AMA Adopts Telemedicine Policy – During the American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) Annual Meeting on June 11, 2014, AMA voted to approve a list of guiding principles for ensuring the appropriate coverage of and payment for...more

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The AMA Adopts New Telemedicine Guiding Principles

Last week, the American Medical Association (AMA) released new guiding principles on the provision of telemedicine services. The AMA’s guiding principles come on the heels of the Federation of State Medical Board’s (FSMB)...more

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AMA Issues New Telemedicine Policy

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Last week, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a new report regarding coverage of and payment for telemedicine (CMS Report 7-A-14). The report recognizes the telemedicine is a “key innovation in support of health...more

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AMA Adopts New Telemedicine Standards

Wednesday the American Medical Association formally adopted new telemedicine standards designed to improve patient access to physicians, utilization of telemedicine and assurance of quality and safety standards in health care...more

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