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Healthcare insiders say there are 3 key challenges facing telehealth
Now that states are reopening, many patients are opting back into in-person visits.
Many hospitals and clinics are now grappling with a hybrid system that combines telemedicine and in-person visits.
This article is part of a series called Future of Healthcare, which explores how technology is driving innovation in the development of healthcare.
Doctors offices and hospitals are emerging from the confines of telehealth -only visits as the pandemic-induced closures ease up around the US.
Telehealth s impact, however, is only just getting off the ground.
During the pandemic, doctors offices and clinics rapidly adopted technology that allowed them to conduct non-emergency patient visits over the phone or video conference. They signed contracts with companies like Teladoc and Amwell, which provide access to such software and saw their businesses each ro
New Audio-Only Telehealth Bill Introduced
A new telemedicine bill introduced in Congress this month would expand Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth visits,
Virtual visits that use telephone only, not video, have been a challenge for clinicians, as telehealth services exploded after the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, introduced by U.S. Reps. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) and Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.), calls for CMS to reimburse providers who use audio-only platforms for evaluation and management services or for mental and behavioral health. The legislation also would remove geographic restrictions stipulated by CMS, allowing a Medicare patient s home to be used as a delivery site for certain telehealth services.