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CDC call March 11 on using telehealth for COVID-19 vaccine planning and monitoring
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a March 11 call for clinicians on using telehealth to augment COVID-19 vaccine planning and monitoring.
Health Care Disruptors Forge Ahead, Pandemic or Not
Hospitals and health systems should embrace opportunities to work with other stakeholders in the health care ecosystem, such as tech data companies, on new combinations of services. Leaders should see this as an opportunity to work together with health care disruptors, if they are not doing so already, by sharing their tacit knowledge and expertise in health care.
Federally funded telemedicine program offers hospitals critical care support
The National Emergency Tele-Critical Care Network offers hospitals and health systems needing clinical support to care for seriously ill COVID-19 patients free telehealth access to critical care physicians, nurses and other clinical experts.
House committee discusses future of telehealth
At a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing , health care stakeholders urged Congress to consider how to ensure flexibilities remain for patients and health care providers in telehealth beyond the public health emergency.
AHA-supported bill would expand access to telehealth services
The AHA voiced support for the Telehealth Modernization Act (S.368), legislation that would remove geographic and originating site restrictions to allow patients to receive telehealth in their homes and other locations.
FCC approves new telehealth pilot program, issues proposed rulemaking
The Federal Communications Commission today voted unanimously to approve a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish a new $100 million “Connected Care Pilot Program” to support telehealth for low-income Americans, including veterans and those living in rural areas.
AHA calls for evidence-based approach to post-pandemic telehealth policies
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission should thoroughly review provider and patient experiences with the vast array of virtual services employed during the COVID-19 pandemic before proposing telehealth policies for after the public health emergency, AHA told the panel.
HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to award telehealth grants
U.S. hospitals and other non-profit and for-profit entities with experience using telehealth technologies to serve rural underserved populations can apply through April 2 for up to $350,000 each to implement and evaluate direct-to-consumer telehealth technologies to increase access to health care services, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced.
Using Lessons from the Pandemic to Reimagine Health Care
Even as we continue to address COVD-19 challenges, let’s consider the experiences of the past year, looking for lessons learned and opportunities for the future. Here are four major areas that changed during the pandemic and are likely to keep transforming health care in the year ahead.
AHA #HealthCareInnovation blog: Using lessons from the pandemic to reimagine health care
Even as hospitals and health systems continue to address COVID-19 and its many challenges, they are looking for lessons learned and opportunities for the future.