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Blog: CMS should re-think its post-COVID-19 coverage strategy for tele-psychiatry services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should reconsider its decision to discontinue coverage of tele-audio services when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, writes Blaine Greenwald, M.D., vice chair and director of geriatric psychiatry in the department of psychiatry at Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health's behavioral health center. Greenwald notes that a significant proportion of older adults without access to tele-video services are instead relying on tele-audio during the COVID-19 pandemic for their psychiatric appointments. As we mark May as Mental Health Awareness Month, read more about why hospital outpatient departments must mobilize to overcome tele-video capability disparities and why reimbursement for some post-PHE audio-only services should be reconsidered to protect the mental health of older Americans.
Case study: Rural provider uses partnerships to expand behavioral health services nationwide
As a rural provider, Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Behavioral Health sees a high rate of suicide and drug overdoses. To help manage these cases, Avera created a full suite of behavioral health care services, including a comprehensive eCARE telehealth solution delivering services in 32 states.
Bill to expand access to Medicare telehealth services reintroduced
Members of the House and Senate Telehealth Caucus introduced the CONNECT for Health Act (S.1512/H.R. 2903), AHA-supported legislation that would permanently remove all geographic restrictions on Medicare telehealth services and expand originating sites to include home and other sites.
House committee examines path forward for patients in telehealth
At a House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health hearing, health care stakeholders urged Congress to continue granting telehealth flexibilities to health care providers in an effort to best care for patients beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Reminder: 7-day window to apply for telehealth funding opens tomorrow
The Federal Communications Commission will accept applications for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Round 2 funding from April 29 at 12 p.m. ET to May 6 at 12 p.m. ET.
Coalition issues telehealth cybersecurity recommendations.
As health care organizations increasingly use telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) released a report to help health care leaders assess and mitigate associated cybersecurity risks.
FCC announces 7-day window to apply for COVID-19 telehealth funding
The Federal Communications Commission will accept applications for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Round 2 funding from April 29 at 12 p.m. ET to May 6 at 12 p.m. ET.
Chair File: The Staying Power of Telehealth
One legacy of our response to COVID-19 surely will be how it has accelerated the adoption of virtual care. It is one of the more encouraging developments during the losses of the pandemic.
FCC adopts rules for next round of COVID-19 telehealth funding
The Federal Communications Commission adopted a report and order implementing changes to the COVID-19 Telehealth Program under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which authorized an additional $249.95 million in funding for the program.
Technology in behavioral health care: Expanding access, improving quality
AHA Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer Jay Bhatt, D.O., and Shantanu Agrawal, M.D., president and CEO of the National Quality Forum, highlight a guide that offers health care organizations a “one-stop shop” of actionable interventions and curated tools and resources to deliver quality behavioral health care.