House Bill 655, NC Health Care for Working Families Act, and House Bill 721, Increase Access to Telehealth Services, were introduced last week. NCHA released statements of support for both bills. HB 655 is a common-sense option to close the coverage gap and increase affordable
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 – Raleigh, N.C. – North Carolina’s hospitals and health systems endorse legislation introduced today that will support healthcare providers in meeting the needs of patients and communities across the state through increased access to telehealth care. Primary bill sponsors
Read more →The American Hospital Association’s Center for Health Innovation this week released a series of new market intelligence tools for hospital and health system leaders that focus on telehealth, including: A report examining the flexibility of delivery platforms and how they fit into integrated care;
Read more →The NC Rural Health Leadership Alliance (NCRHLA) is hosting a Regional Telehealth Summit March 1 in Asheville. You are invited to join NCRHLA for a day of education and collaboration around rural health issues, featuring telehealth delivery. There will also be an opportunity for you
Read more →Registration is now open for the Regional Telehealth Summit-East on Friday, Jan. 18 at Hotel Ballast in Wilmington. There is a block of rooms on reserve at a special rate (use group code RUH for special rate of $119/night). Dr. Sy Saeed will deliver the
Read more →The Network for Excellence in Health Innovation recently released Health Care Without Walls: A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care. By combining technologies such as telehealth with a reconfigured workforce, the report says the nation’s healthcare system could be transformed into one that better anticipates individuals’
Read more →You are invited to join the North Carolina Rural Health Leadership Alliance for a day of learning and collaboration at the Regional Telehealth Summit. The West Summit is Friday, Nov. 2 at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville. The East Summit in Wilmington has been
Read more →You are invited to join the North Carolina Rural Health Leadership Alliance for a day of learning and collaboration at the Regional Telehealth Summit. The West Summit is Nov. 2 at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville. The East Summit is Nov. 9
Read more →The Health Resources and Services Administration provides a Medicare Telehealth Payment Eligibility Analyzer tool through its Data Warehouse, allowing providers to check if an address is eligible for Medicare payment for telehealth services. Further information about the types of services, eligible providers and
Read more →There was a US Senate hearing recently on Federal Communications Commission policies and oversight. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai highlighted the agency’s recent actions to expand access to broadband and telehealth. These include increasing the annual funding cap for the Rural Health Care Program and proposing a
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