American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Despite the evils of the pandemic, one important change was the expansion of private insurance reimbursement for telehealth services as well as Medicare and Medicaid expansion to reduce previously prohibitive barriers of telehealth services. References Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. March 17, 2020.

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Hospital Recruiting | Nursing

APRIL 1, 2020

Remote Patient Care In this age of social distancing, telemedicine has come out on top. The emergency decision by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 17, 2020 (and retroactively in effect beginning March 6, 2020) to pay for telehealth visits outside of rural areas has eased physician concern.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

APRIL 28, 2023

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency declarations, legislation, and regulatory waivers across government agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), allowed for flexibility in the delivery of care to patients, including the expanded use of telehealth. This exception ends with the PHE on May 11, 2023.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

DECEMBER 15, 2023

According to a survey conducted by Doximity, more than 83% of surveyed physicians expressed that telemedicine had proven valuable in improving the ongoing care for patients with complex or chronic conditions, while 65% noted it enhanced communication with their patients. 6 What Are the Benefits of Virtual Healthcare?

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Scrubs

MAY 18, 2024

ER and urgent care nurses can mitigate these fears by being well-informed and empathetic communicators. Most healthcare facilities have protocols in place to assist uninsured patients in applying for emergency Medicaid or charity care programs, which can significantly reduce or even cover the cost of treatment.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

Regardless of the technology, nurses play essential roles throughout telemedicine, usually conveying or using insights or information. The United States Government Accountability Office reported a 15-fold increase over the prepandemic level in telehealth use among Medicaid beneficiaries. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 29, 2023

Meet Esther Conteh, BSN, MSN, Associate Vice President, Care Management at VNS Health, overseeing clinical care of VNS Health CHOICE Medicaid Advantage Plus (MAP) , and Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) plans. Throughout the pandemic, it’s been amazing to see how telemedicine has transformed how we communicate and deliver care.

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