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Overhead of Marshfield Clinic Health System
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Rural system may not see COVID-19 surge, but still faces challenges

The COVID-19 pandemic is putting the rural Marshfield Clinic Health System to the test and, by working together, its team is rising to the occasion.

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Patient speaking with health care professional via tablet
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COVID-19 makes telemedicine mainstream. Will it stay that way?

Flexibility from the federal government has helped enable much greater use of telemedicine to help patients practice physical distancing. Will the genie get put back in the bottle?

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Experts discuss the obstacles and the opportunities using telemedicine

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by helping physicians with the expansion of telemedicine.

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CARES Act: AMA COVID-19 pandemic telehealth fact sheet

The AMA has been working constantly with the Administration to identify issues arising due to COVID-19. Download PDFs of state guidance and directives, telehealth services covered by Medicare, special coding advice and other resources.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) releases its COVID-19 Telehealth Program fund

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new funding opportunity related to its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Learn more about the criteria.

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Person having a virtual meeting on a laptop
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Online scammers target doctors amid COVID-19. How to stay safe.

See how phishing scams and unsecured networks can put you and your patients at risk and learn how you can more safely navigate in the digital world.

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Academic health center eases COVID-19 burden with phone triage

How Oregon Health & Science University created additional bandwidth for primary care teams statewide during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Applying for the FCC Connected Care Pilot program

Review the requirements for the Connected Care Pilot Program.

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Elderly woman on phone
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Amid pandemic, CMS should level field for phone E/M visits

Older patients most vulnerable to COVID-19 often can’t use audiovisual telehealth, yet Medicare pay rates for phone visits are much lower. Physicians seek parity during pandemic.

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