Telehealth News & Articles

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News

South Dakota Awards $1 Million In Health Care Preparedness Grants

Press Release
Posted: November 20, 2008

Gov. Mike Rounds announced today that the state has approved $1,020,500 in grants to help hospitals and clinics with disaster preparedness efforts.

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Senator Thune’s Trip Shows Promise for Telehealth

Press Release
Posted: March 31, 2008

Senator Thune recently traveled South Dakota and visited many hospitals and healthcare facilities. Improving the quality of care in rural areas is a difficult problem to solve and Senator Thune believes that telehealth technology could be the answer.

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Senate Appropriations Committee Calls on CMS to Promote Telehealth Through "Consistent, Comprehensive, Reimbursement Policies"

Press Release
Posted: July 28, 2007

Washington, DC – The Senate Appropriations Committee recently issued a report that said that reimbursement policies are one of the “most serious obstacles” for the promotion of telehealth.   The Committee urged the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to meet with telehealth specialists to come up with recommendations that would promote national standards for telehealth reimbursement in order to advance and encourage the use of telehealth... Read the rest of this article >>

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Articles

Telehealth Is More than Just Equipment

Press Release
Posted: June 6, 2007

It seems to be more than a passing fancy, and your organization has decided to step into this thing called “telehealth.” You’ve priced equipment, you’ve budgeted for it and you’re ready to purchase and get moving.

Stop.

If budgeting and purchasing equipment are the only steps of preparation you’ve taken... Read the rest of this article >>

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Policy & Legislature

CMS Announces Guidance for EMTALA On-Call Requirements and Telehealth

Policy

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday that requirements under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) do not prohibit on-call physicians from using telehealth technology to aid consultation with specialists who are not present in the facility... Read the rest of this article >>

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