Topic in Focus: Telehealth Adoption

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Digital medicine’s rise brings coding questions. AMA has answers.

From audio-video visits to remote monitoring, an AMA handbook details which CPT codes to use. 

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Making telehealth flexibilities permanent is the right call 

Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.

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Texas Children’s Pediatrics celebrates 30 years of growing care

Bright clinics, trusted teams, and community partnerships are helping Texas Children’s Pediatrics bring compassionate care closer to every family.

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Solutions-focused thinking is needed to close rural health gaps

South Dakota’s Sanford Health is gathering a star-studded list of thought leaders to explore how to deliver better care in rural areas.

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How the CPT code set can help speed up value-based care adoption

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes help facilitate value-based care payment arrangements, and there are opportunities to do even more.

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House bill would make telehealth changes permanent

For patients in rural South Dakota, telehealth saves two-plus hours of travel on average. Companion Senate measure already has 63 co-sponsors.

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