Website Search Results for: telehealth
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Date: Mar 2017
Examines Avera Health, an integrated delivery system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to highlight how telehealth can be used to improve access in rural areas. Avera offers "eEmergency" telehealth services to more than 130 rural hospitals and "ePharmacy" services to roughly 75 rural hospitals, and other telehealth services. Discusses Avera's expansion into other areas where provider recruitment may be difficult, including prisons, schools, and long-term care facilities.
...telehealth can be used to improve access in rural areas. Avera offers "eEmergency" telehealth services...
Date: Mar 2020
Text of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Outlines telehealth flexibilities to support providers and enhance access to care during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Among other things, the CARES Act allows Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) to serve as distant sites to provide telehealth services to patients in their homes during the public health emergency (PHE); establishes the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP); extends the ability to order home health services to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse specialists; and provides additional funding to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enable the provision of telehealth services.
...telehealth flexibilities to support providers and enhance access to care during the COVID-19 Public...
Date: Aug 2019
Provides a report and order regarding plans to reform the Rural Health Care Program and promote telehealth, including targeting funding to rural areas. Discusses plans to improve the Telecom Program's efficiency, transparency, and predictability; criteria for prioritizing rural areas for funding; how to increase rural participation in Healthcare Connect Fund Program Consortia and the effectiveness of competitive billing; and how to improve RHC Program administration, the application process, and program oversight. Includes the final rules governing the program and maps showing the rural area tiers for the program.
...Telehealth in Rural America: Report and Order --- Provides a report and order regarding plans to reform...
Date: Aug 2019
Results of a survey of 68 facility telehealth coordinators to evaluate implementation of a Department of Veterans Affairs initiative to provide tablets to high-need veterans with chronic conditions. Features statistics including demographics of tablet recipients and tablet users, with breakdowns by urban, rural, and highly rural location.
...Telehealth Tablets to Address Access Barriers in Veterans --- Results of a survey of 68 facility...
Date: Jul 2017
Highlights case examples of telehealth use in hospitals and health systems. Provides an overview and information on impacts, lessons learned, and future goals segments. Includes rural specific programs such as Intermountain Healthcare in Utah and Avera ePharmacy in South Dakota.
...Telehealth: Delivering the Right Care, at the Right Place, at the Right Time --- Highlights case...
Date: Jan 2018
Synthesizes information from 7 case studies of healthcare providers who regularly use telehealth applications in service delivery, including those who serve patients in rural communities. Identifies common themes and findings related to the impact of these services on provider organizations and patient populations. Featured programs include those emphasizing oral health, home care, and psychiatric care.
...Telehealth Programs in New York --- Synthesizes information from 7 case studies of healthcare providers who regularly...
Date: Jul 2023
Compares the use of video telehealth for mental healthcare between American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) and non–AI/AN veterans by urban and rural residence from October 2019 through December 2020. Provides an overview of health disparities among AI/AN veterans. Presents monthly data on the number and percent of mental health encounters by type, rurality, and AI/AN status.
...Telehealth Use During Rapid Mental Health Care Virtualization Among American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans --- Compares the use of video...
Date: Sep 2026
Provides an overview of state policies relating to Medicaid fee-for-service coverage and reimbursement of telehealth services at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) as of May 2026. Includes state-by-state information on FQHC eligibility for reimbursement for being originating and distant sites, store-and-forward services, audio-only services, remote patient monitoring, and more.
...Telehealth and Federally Qualified Health Centers --- Provides an overview of state policies relating to Medicaid...
Date: Oct 2026
Provides information on Medicare telehealth regulations and payment policy for calendar year 2026. Includes information on audio-only services, behavioral health services, direct supervision, and more.
...Telehealth FAQ --- Provides information on Medicare telehealth regulations and payment policy for calendar year 2026. Includes...
Date: Sep 22, 2026
Announces newly awarded funding for telehealth and technology-enabled learning projects focused on testing innovative solutions, increasing access to nutrition services, and improving provider retention to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce. Source: Health Resources & Services Administration.
...Telehealth and Innovative Technologies --- Announces newly awarded funding for telehealth and technology-enabled learning projects...