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- What is telehealth? - American Medical Association
Telehealth, telemedicine and related terms generally refer to the exchange of medical information from one site to another through electronic communication—learn more and download the issue brief PDF on equity in telehealth
- Telehealth essentials every private physician practice must know
A great way improve your private practice’s efforts in this area is the AMA Telehealth Immersion Program, which is designed to help physicians, practices and health systems implement, optimize, sustain and scale their telehealth efforts The benefits of expanded telemedicine are clear
- How the AMA meets need for new telehealth CPT codes
Telehealth capacity ramped up quickly early in the pandemic, but created a lot of variation along the way An AMA work group helped develop uniformity
- Telehealth: How to bring warmth to your virtual care visits
Cleveland Clinic’s patient-experience leader details what physicians can say, do to build and maintain rapport with patients in virtual care
- State telehealth policy trends: 2023 year in review
The American Medical Association (AMA), with its commitment to ensuring equitable and accessible telehealth services, has been closely tracking state legislative activity related to telehealth throughout 2023 Tracking eforts indicate that states generated the most legislative activity around the following telehealth policy trends:
- Get rid of telehealth barriers for Medicare patients—for good
When it comes to telehealth for mental care, the CONNECT for Health Act would repeal the requirement that patients see a physician in-person within six months of an initial telemental health visit The rule is part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 and federal lawmakers have so far delayed the mandate from going into effect
- How telehealth can save money, improve outcomes and advance equity
Supporting telehealth is an essential component of the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians Telehealth is critical to the future of health care, which is why the AMA continues to lead the charge to aggressively expand telehealth policy, research and resources to ensure physician practice sustainability and fair payment
- Bill to extend telehealth flexibilities clears House committee
Bipartisan legislation that would extend existing telehealth flexibilities for two years beyond their current end-of-2024 expiration date saw its first substantive step toward becoming law when the House Ways and Means Committee in May unanimously passed the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act (H R 8261)
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