WASHINGTON — Telehealth is a bit of American ingenuity that seems to have paid off in the coronavirus pandemic. Medicare temporarily waived restrictions predating the smartphone era and now there’s a push to make telemedicine widely available in the future. Consultations via tablets, laptops and phones linked patients and doctors when society shut down in early spring.

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    04/11/2024 - 9:05 pm | View Link
  • Congress likely to kick the can on COVID-era telehealth policies
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    MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) reminded residents that its COVID-19 treatment program will end on Wednesday, April 10. A news release says the program was initially ...
    04/8/2024 - 4:48 am | View Link
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