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Date: Nov 13, 2024
Notice of proposed rule from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposing amending its regulations implement a new authority to establish a telehealth grant program. This new authority requires VA to enter into agreements, and expand existing agreements, for the expansion of VA telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services by establishing telehealth access stations in rural, highly rural, or medically underserved areas, to the extent practicable. This notice also proposes to amend the copayment regulation by exempting all telehealth services from the copayment requirement. Comments are due by January 13, 2025. Source: Federal Register.
...telehealth capabilities and provision of telehealth services by establishing telehealth access stations in rural, highly...
Date: Nov 4, 2024
Discusses telehealth and remote monitoring tool solutions for improving rural healthcare access. Highlights the role the COVID-19 pandemic played in increasing telehealth adoption and access barriers that remain in spite of wider telehealth adoption. Discusses workforce shortages, broadband challenges, and reimbursement for telehealth. Source: TechTarget.
...Telehealth Alone Can't Fix Care Access Problems --- Discusses telehealth and remote monitoring tool solutions...
Date: Nov 11, 2024
Announces a new proposal from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to eliminate copayments for telehealth services and create a grant program to fund telehealth in non-VA facilities in rural and other underserved locations. The goal of the 2 initiatives is to reduce healthcare costs and increase access to care. Also discusses other VA efforts to expand access to healthcare. Source: VA News.
...Telehealth, Expand Access to Telehealth for Rural Veterans --- Announces a new proposal from the U.S. Department...
Date: Oct 7, 2024
Highlights the work of the South Texas VA in offering telehealth for palliative and Long COVID care and their recent designation as a Nationally Designated Telehealth Hub. Discusses the challenges in access to care for veterans in rural areas. Source: VA News.
...Telehealth Hub Designation --- Highlights the work of the South Texas VA in offering telehealth for palliative...
Date: Nov 12, 2024
Highlights an initiative of the Central Alabama VA to increase access to eye care services for rural veterans. Describes the use of a telehealth platform, in combination with mobile clinic services, to provide central Alabama veterans with eye exams, glaucoma screenings, and follow-up care. Source: VA News.
...Telehealth --- Highlights an initiative of the Central Alabama VA to increase access to eye care...
Date: Sep 24, 2024
Notice of final rule from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcing the approval of an information collection associated with the rules outlined in the January 11, 2024, final rule and the FCC's Third Report and Order. Amendments to sections 54.601(b) and (c) (amendatory instruction 2) and 54.622(e)(1)(i) through (ii) and (i)(3)(iv) (amendatory instruction 4) are effective September 24, 2024. Source: Federal Register.
...Telehealth in Rural America --- Notice of final rule from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announcing...
Date: Oct 23, 2024
Discusses a telepsychology program at the University of Iowa that aims to work with rural Iowans and train psychologists. Discusses the benefits of telehealth in increasing access to care in workforce shortage areas, the culture of rural, and overcoming stigma. Source: The Daily Iowan.
...telehealth in increasing access to care in workforce shortage areas, the culture of rural, and overcoming...
Date: Nov 13, 2024
Highlights the work of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to address healthcare access issues for rural veterans in Tennessee and southern Kentucky. Discusses initiatives to improve mental and physical healthcare access, care coordination, and telehealth. Source: VA Tennessee Valley Health Care Stories.
...care coordination, and telehealth. Tagged as Access · Care coordination · Mental health · Telehealth · Veterans · Kentucky · Tennessee...
Date: Oct 9, 2024
Highlights a new program offering mental health services to rural residents and farmers in Louisiana through teletherapy. The program addresses broadband issues by offering a mobile unit with internet access and devices. Source: BRProud.
...Mental health · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Louisiana...
Date: Oct 9, 2024
Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) seeking comments on the revision of an information collection titled "Survey of Veteran Enrollees' Health and Use of Health Care." Information collected is used to gain insights into factors influencing health care choices, enrollees' perceived health status and need for assistance, available insurance, self-reported utilization of VA services versus other health care services, barriers to seeking care, ability and comfort level with accessing virtual care, and more. Comments are due by December 9, 2024. Source: Federal Register.
...Comments are due by December 9, 2024. Tagged as Access · Health insurance · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans...