Many clinicians view telehealth as ‘dangerous’ option for seniors
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 20, 2023
Despite the growing telehealth use, especially during the pandemic, many doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers remain reluctant to use it when dealing with medical issues affecting older adults.
Survey: Many clinicians wary of using telehealth with older adults
By
John Roszkowski
Dec 16, 2022
Despite the growing use of telehealth across the United States, many doctors, nurses and other health providers remain reluctant to use it when dealing with medical issues affecting older adults.
Nursing facilities – A medical crisis in need of a prescription
By
David Chess, MD
Seema Verma
Oct 19, 2022
Nursing facilities have evolved from rest homes to medical facilities over the last 20 years. Patients are sicker, older, have more medical comorbidities and are frailer. They require more assistance with...
While it’s clear that telehealth services offered by a physical therapist can be beneficial for certain patients and certain conditions, if we wholly dismiss in-person, in-clinic care as “antiquated,”...
Telehealth and rehab with end of PHE
By
Renee Kinder
May 25, 2023
Regulation is always clear and easy to comprehend. Laughable, right? What often happens when new rules and regulations are proposed or finalized is that there is a flurry of activity following, from...
Nursing home telehealth ‘cliff’ avoided with pay rule adjustments
By
Joe Bush
Nov 03, 2022
Nursing home residents and their distant physicians got good telehealth news in the 2023 Physician Pay Rule issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 22, 2024
Questions remain about how much providers will be able to rely on telehealth, remote monitoring and other technologies to come in the years ahead — and whether the government will make the needed legal,...
Also in the News for Friday, June 9
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Provider Relief officially ends with clawback of an estimated $10 billion in remaining funds … House bill would make permanent telehealth exceptions launched during pandemic … Archdiocese of New Orleans...
White House to extend PHE designation through April, reports say
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 14, 2022
The federal government will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration until at least April, according to published reports.