Healthcare Innovation August 7, 2020
Darryl Drevna, senior director of regulatory affairs at AMGA, which represents large medical groups, shares his perspectives on the current regulatory and legislative moment in telehealth
As Healthcare Innovation Managing Editor Rajiv Leventhal reported on Wednesday, August 3, “President Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 3 to further expand access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in rural communities. Through this order, the administration is also taking action to extend the availability of certain telehealth services after the current public health emergency ends, via a new proposed rule. According to federal health officials, during the public health emergency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) added 135 services such as emergency department visits, initial inpatient...