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UETN Telehealth Featured on Fresh Living
October 17, 2022UETN's Matt McCullough, director of Telehealth Services, spoke to Brooke on Fresh living about some of the telehealth initiatives that UETN is focused on. Such as nursing kits for children and educators in rural communities.
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended
October 17, 2022COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended: Thursday October 13, 2022 HHS Secretary Becerra renewed the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) for another 90 days through mid-January 2023. The Biden Administration has said that it will provide a 60-day notice prior to the expiration of the PHE, likely to occur in mid-November.
Introduction to school-based telehealth
October 4, 2022School-based telehealth improves and expands a student’s ability to access health care providers. Increased access to health care helps students stay or become healthy and focus on learning.
Medicare Telehealth
October 4, 2022Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients on Privacy and Security Risks.
Telehealth Care Quality Better Than In-Person For Some Measures
October 4, 2022New research shows that telehealth can enhance healthcare quality, with telehealth patients experiencing a similar or better performance in some quality measures than patients receiving in-person care.
CMS Announces Roadmap for End of the COVID-19 PHE
August 29, 2022The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on August 18 that it has developed a roadmap for the eventual end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). During the COVID-19 PHE, CMS has used emergency waiver authorities to establish regulatory flexibilities for providers that enabled access to health care. Most of these waivers and flexibilities will terminate at the end of the PHE. CMS developed an initiative for reestablishing program requirements and health and safety standards when the PHE ends.