copy and paste this google map to your website or blog!
Press copy button and paste into your blog or website.
(Please switch to 'HTML' mode when posting into your blog. Examples: WordPress Example, Blogger Example)
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
How telehealth can save money, improve outcomes and advance equity As hospitals and health systems continue to figure out how to best integrate telehealth into the care options they offer patients, the benefits of technology go well beyond just the dollars and cents Two years ago, the AMA worked with Manatt Health and released case studies on organizations that
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)
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:
AMA issue brief: Telehealth licensure A few states specified that telehealth could be used by out-of-state physicians to provide continuity of care to patients in that state, or by physicians in contiguous states that have existing patient relationships with state residents Today, nearly all states have lifted those temporary licensure flexibilities
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
Telehealth services covered by Medicare and included in CPT code set Telehealth Services Covered by Medicare and Included in CPT Code Set This table reflects the currently available Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes and HCPCS codes that can be used to report telehealth services through Medicare and or private payors Each year, CMS publishes a comprehensive list of telehealth services which are covered under the Medicare program Efective March 1