Telehealth is at its crossroads since its demand surged during the pandemic. The McKinsey report on telehealth and virtual care gives a clear picture of its post-COVID-19 reality.
Senators request telehealth waivers for home healthcare providers
The latest form of the bill will give the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the authority to issue waivers for home healthcare services that get delivered by telehealth in order to replace in-person visits while the country faces a public health emergency.
Telehealth is here to stay
Telehealth has always been around but we least expected that it would take a pandemic to make more and more people convinced of its utility. According to the recently conducted survey by The Harris Poll, roughly 65% of respondents said they would continue to use telehealth after the pandemic ends.
Is telehealth plan suitable for me?
Telehealth solutions gives easy access to medical professionals with no waiting time before seeing a doctor and the costs for consulting are lower as compared to in-person visit. With the government and the healthcare industry interested in expanding and strengthening the telehealth services.
How telehealth has improved global healthcare?
Telehealth addresses the pain points of patients and provides quick access to healthcare, especially for rural populations, elders, and people with disabilities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person visits for non-urgent care became a challenge and telehealth provided a quick solution. This has set the path for more improvements and innovations in the field of healthcare.
Some young and middle-aged coronavirus patients are dying of strokes
Doctors have reported that COVID-19 appears to be causing sudden strokes among people in their 30s and 40s who are not otherwise seriously ill. Some young and middle-aged Americans have experienced strokes after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. There is growing evidence that COVID-19 infection can lead the blood to clot unnaturally, and an expected consequence of that would be a stroke.
President Trump expands telehealth benefits for Medicare beneficiaries to combat Coronavirus
The Trump Administration is encouraging use of telehealth facilities to help patients and providers to combat the sudden outbreak of Coronavirus. It has announced expanded Medicare telehealth coverage to enable beneficiaries to get a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without travelling to a healthcare facility. Starting from March 6, 2020, Medicare - administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - will temporarily pay clinicians to extend telehealth services to beneficiaries living across the entire nation.