Viewing Telehealth Policymaking Through the Lens of Disability
As a means for delivering health care, telehealth will only be as successful as it is accessible to our most vulnerable populations.
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Read more: Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Providers for People with Serious Illness Impact of COVID-19 on Health Care Providers for People with Serious Illness
Policy changes could help address the suffering this workforce has experienced and facilitate their continued care for people with serious illness.
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Read more: Providing Cancer Care in the Age of COVID-19 Providing Cancer Care in the Age of COVID-19
The reshaping of the health care landscape due to the pandemic has reduced new cancer diagnoses by over 50% for patients with breast cancer.
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Read more: Beyond 20/20: The Post-COVID Future of Health Care Beyond 20/20: The Post-COVID Future of Health Care
As devastating as working on the frontlines of the pandemic has been, I am hopeful that it may be a catalyst for positive change.
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Read more: Pandemic Lays Bare Shortcomings of Health Care Institutions Pandemic Lays Bare Shortcomings of Health Care Institutions
The institutional shortcomings we had long tolerated and adapted to were laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: HHS Recognizes Key Role of Telehealth in Amended PREP Act Declaration HHS Recognizes Key Role of Telehealth in Amended PREP Act Declaration
Prior to the recent PREP Act amendment, no federal-level scheme of telehealth oversight existed to date.
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Read more: Clash of Titans? A Brewing Dispute between Telehealth Giants Clash of Titans? A Brewing Dispute between Telehealth Giants
Competition between telehealth providers spilled into open conflict last month, as incumbent Teladoc filed a patent infringement suit against Amwell.
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Read more: Telemedicine is No Cure for Fraud and Abuse Telemedicine is No Cure for Fraud and Abuse
A rise in suspect practices has been accompanied by a concomitant escalation of DOJ enforcement, sending a clear signal to would-be fraudulent actors.
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Read more: COVID-19’s Impact on Clinical Trials: Meeting Participants Where They Are COVID-19’s Impact on Clinical Trials: Meeting Participants Where They Are
In light of COVID-19, a site and sponsor’s ability to flex to “meet the participant where they are” will be critical to the conduct of clinical trials.
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Read more: Addressing Health Inequities in End-of-Life Care in the Era of COVID-19 Addressing Health Inequities in End-of-Life Care in the Era of COVID-19
Inequities in end-of-life care have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, but have yet to receive the same attention as other health disparities.
