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TELEMEDICINE
A Four-Part Thought Leadership Series Written By Dr. Bill Lewis With The Support Of Quest Analytics
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PART ONE ONLY: BEFORE THERE WAS COVID, THERE WAS TELEMEDICINE
Telemedicine has promised to transform healthcare since the dawn of telecommunications. Recent decades saw it move from the realm of science fiction to functional reality. But it remained on healthcare’s sidelines, progressing steadily, but still far from its promised potential.
PART TWO ONLY: THE COVID EFFECT: WILL IT LAST?
There is no question that COVID-19 increased telemedicine use, at least in the short term. In March 2020, as the pandemic began to take off in the U.S., CMS announced temporary policy changes that broadened access to telemedicine services for the public health emergency duration. These were expanded in October to support state Medicaid and CHIP agencies. Regulations were substantially relaxed to encourage patients in all geographies and with a broad range of conditions to receive care at home whenever possible, often with waived co-pays and deductibles.
SECTION THREE ONLY: TELEMEDICINE TODAY: WHAT’S HAPPENING?
Telemedicine has made inroads into virtually every specialty. We are moving past the traditional obstacles and making good headway on the regulatory front. Adoption is increasing among patients and providers alike, and current developments and trends are evolving quickly on both a national and global scale.
SECTION FOUR ONLY: TELEMEDICINE TOMORROW: WHAT’S COMING?
The telemedicine inroads have been made, adoption is increasing among patients and providers alike. What does all of this mean for the future of Network Adequacy? And we have to ask… as trends are evolving, now what?
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