Dispatch From A Country Doctor: Seeing Patients Differently In The Time Of Coronavirus
Emergency rule changes by the federal government and some insurers have made telemedicine a useful tool.
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KHNs What The Health?: All Coronavirus All The Time
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to the U.S. health system that were previously unthinkable. Yet some fights including over the Affordable Care Act and abortion persist even in this time of national emergency. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNs Liz Szabo about the latest installment of KHN-NPRs Bill of the Month.
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Telemedicine Surges, Fueled By Coronavirus Fears And Shift In Payment Rules
Millions of Americans are suddenly seeking care by connecting with a doctor electronically. Helping drive that trend, medical providers can now charge as much as they would for an office visit.
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Medicare Fraudsters Now Tap Telemedicine In Medical Equipment Scams
Scammers bent on defrauding Medicare are embracing the new technologies of remote diagnosis. Federal law enforcement is cracking down.
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Analysis: Why Alexa’s Bedside Manner Is Bad For Health Care
Amazon's personal assistant is gaining medical skills to provide coaching or transmit and monitor patient data. Besides the loss of the human touch, virtual medicine pursued in the name of business efficiency or profit bodes ill.
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Doctors Give Medicares Proposal To Pay For Telemedicine Poor Prognosis
Federal officials are proposing that Medicare pay doctors for a 10-minute check-in call with beneficiaries. But many doctors already do this for free, and the plan would require a cost-sharing charge of many patients.
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Podcast: KHNs What The Health? Ask Us Anything!
In this episode of KHNs What the Health? Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Joanne Kenen of Politico answer listeners questions about health policy and politics.
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Hoping To See Your Doctor Via Telemedicine? Heres A Quick Guide.
All private health plans, Medicare, state Medicaid programs and the VA now cover some e-visits albeit with restrictions.
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Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For Inmates
Getting prisoners to a medical facility can be difficult, so corrections officials are increasingly setting up telemedicine programs for specialized needs, such as psychiatric, cancer and cardiac care.
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Tele-Monitoring Can Reduce Medical Appointments For Low-Risk Pregnancies
In a program called OB Nest, Mayo has been using a telemedicine program in its obstetrics clinic in Rochester, Minn., that allows low-risk expectant mothers to forego some standard prenatal visits.
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Reducing Red Tape For Traveling Nurses
A multistate nursing agreement allows nurses to work in numerous states without the hassle and expense of obtaining licenses in each one. More than half of states have signed onto an upgraded version of the agreement but not California.
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Telemedicine For Addiction Treatment? Picture Remains Fuzzy
One Indiana addiction specialist doesn't shy away from telemedicine, but he still requires in-person visits to begin and maintain his patients' Suboxone prescriptions.
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Are Virtual Doctor Visits Really Cost-Effective? Not So Much, Study Says
Rand Corp. finds that telehealth encourages patients to seek care for minor illnesses they wouldnt bother to make an office visit for, raising overall health costs.
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Video Chat? In Rural Areas Combating Drug Addiction, A New Way To Connect With Help
The federal government is supporting efforts to test whether telemedicine strategies can be used to treat Appalachias painkiller addiction crisis.
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With Chronic Illness, You Are Your Own Best Friend
Participants in a mostly online diabetes self-management program had lower blood sugar and were more likely to take their medicine regularly, study finds.
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Study: Doctors Texts Can Prod Patients To Take Drugs, But Questions Linger
In an analysis published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers found that text message reminders help patients do better when it comes to taking their medicines. But questions about the specific ways to make the most of this strategy remain.
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Telemedicine Expands Despite Uncertain Financial Prospects
Apps and video chats are a part of many peoples days, so many industry leaders see big potential for medicine delivered remotely. But a lot of insurers still arent willing to pay for it.
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Why Your Doctor Won’t Friend You On Facebook
Facebook is a part of everyday life both professionally and personally and doctors and patients are wondering how it best works between them.