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Telehealth linked to increases in nurse workload
A University of Missouri study of nursing care for patients with hypertension and Type 2 diabetes found telehealth significantly impacted nurses’ workloads.
Virtual nursing model yields quality improvements, patient engagement
The virtual nursing program instituted at MercyOne Des Moines (Iowa) during the COVID-19 pandemic yielded unexpected outcomes, including decreases in falls
CMS extends COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities for outpatient therapies
Hospitals may keep billing through Dec. 31 for some Medicare patient therapies provided in the home, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Congress urged to make certain Medicare telehealth access permanent
Telehealth Access for America, an AHA-supported campaign to protect patient access to critical telehealth services, urged Congress to make permanent certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 public health emergency and extended through 2024 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
DEA to extend COVID-19 telehealth prescribing flexibilities
After reviewing a record 38,000 comments on proposed rules limiting telehealth prescriptions for buprenorphine and other controlled substances after the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Health and Human Services “have decided to extend the current flexibilities while we work to find a way forward to give Americans that access with appropriate safeguards,” the DEA announced May 3.
HIPAA enforcement discretion to end with COVID-19 public health emergency
HIPAA enforcement discretion implemented for the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire with the end of the PHE on May 11, but covered health care providers will have until Aug. 9 to comply with the HIPAA rules with respect to telehealth, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced today.
Study: Telehealth reduces likelihood of fatal opioid overdoses
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the pandemic was linked to a reduced likelihood of fatal drug overdoses among Medicare beneficiaries, a study found.
Telehealth effective during pandemic, study says
Handling routine health concerns by phone or video is a safe and effective option, according to an analysis of Kaiser Permanente Northern California telehealth visits occurring early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biden to end COVID-19 emergency
The Biden Administration will end on May 11 the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies declared in 2020.
HHS announces test-to-treat telehealth pilot for COVID-19
The Department of Health and Human Services will launch this month a COVID-19 Home Test to Treat telehealth pilot program in Berks County, Pa. Program organizers will work this year with public health departments to expand the program to 100,000 people in vulnerable communities.