Telehealth visits in the US have dropped dramatically since April 2020, but the end of the pandemic shouldn’t mean the end of telehealth. It can play a valuable role in health care delivery. The key to harnessing its potential is to bring many elements of the clinic to the patient. A host of new technologies and services make it possible. Are the best days of telehealth already behind us? We don’t think we are, although the concern is understandable given that the end of the public health emergency has set…
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HHS Fact Sheet: Telehealth Flexibilities and Resources and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) continues the process of transitioning away from the policies enabled by the COVID-19 emergency declarations, the Department would like to provide clarity regarding the future of federal flexibilities related to telehealth and tele prescribing to ensure that patients may continue to access and receive the care that they need. Below is a Fact Sheet outlining key details of what will change and what will stay the same for patients and providers when the COVID-19 public health emergency…
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