In December I surmised that, indeed, telehealth reimbursement is here to stay - simply because it was already pretty good before the Covid-19 health crisis emergency regulations. Granted, the biggest hurdle that was removed — allowing Medicare patients to receive telehealth regardless of their location — was definitely the most important “gift”. Periodically, well-known [...] The post Thoughts on Foley & Lardner’s <br />Top 5 Telehealth Law Predictions for 2021 appeared first on Ingenium Digital Health Advisors.

The Covid-19 health crisis quickly turned everyone’s attention to telehealth as a means to keep providers and staff safe and patients both safe and healthy. Most organizations very quickly stood up telemedicine without the knowledge on how to properly launch this new clinical service offering. Now, in 2021, most organizations are taking a step [...] The post 3 Characteristics & 3 Root Causes of Mediocre Telehealth appeared first on Ingenium Digital Health Advisors.

Last week a telehealth workgroup comprising insurers, providers, and policy makers from the state of Vermont submitted a recommendation to their state, arguing for keeping the reimbursement for audio-only (telephonic) telehealth. But is audio-only telehealth good medicine? Should there be payment for what some consider to be subpar clinical care? The Genesis of Widespread [...] The post Is Audio-Only Telehealth Good Medicine? appeared first on Ingenium Digital Health Advisors.