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New bill in the House aims to protect access to telehealth
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareThe changes to telehealth utilization and payment reform brought on as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic appear set for permanency as House Telehealth Caucus leaders introduced legislation on July 16 that would allow access to such services for Medicare patients. The bipartisan bill would expand telehealth by eliminating restrictions on its use in Medicare, which have been a thorn in the side of the technology’s advancement for decades.
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Senate set to consider new stimulus measures, but will they be enough?
Seth Sandronsky Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAs the pandemic rages, state closures are resuming after early reopenings. Economic policy to address such impacts looms large, as states face crushing budget shortfalls. We turn to Washington, D.C. On July 20, the GOP-majority Senate is set to take up its version of the Heroes Act that the House passed in May. It aimed to help struggling firms and working families but omitted Medicare for All and a Universal Basic Income.
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Uninsured during a pandemic? A homegrown epidemic
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareThe tentacles of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached into every aspect of U.S. society. As so many struggle to make ends meet and keep themselves and their loved ones afloat as best they can, we've learned that, as of early July, more than 5 million people have lost their health insurance since the pandemic-related recession began. How can we allow so many citizens to fall through the cracks when we face such an existential threat that makes us all vulnerable to critical illness?
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New York employees traveling to COVID-19 hotspots won’t get paid…
Grace Ferguson Civil & GovernmentTo help reduce the spread of the virus, some states have enacted a mandatory 14-day quarantine on people traveling from out of town. Along with imposing mandatory quarantine on certain out-of-towners, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently issued an executive order, which says that New York employees who voluntarily travel to COVID-19 hotspots after June 25, 2020, are ineligible for the state's COVID-19 paid sick leave benefits.
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5 key rules for healthcare communications as COVID-19 continues
Lisa Mulcahy Healthcare AdministrationYou're no doubt seeking to communicate accurately and compassionately as our country continues to deal with COVID-19. Use the following five crucial rules to do this. By paying attention to these points, you'll provide your patients with the facts, reassurance, and adjustments they need.
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Study: Women, younger adults more likely to use telehealth services
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareAccording to new research, female patients and younger adults aged 18 to 44 are more likely to choose a telemedicine visit than their male counterparts and patients of other ages. This study was published in JAMA Network Open and was conducted before COVID-19 shut down the world. The outcomes since then appear stilted toward telehealth services for those who've sought care during the pandemic.
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You can’t step into the future with one foot tethered to the past
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWhen contemplating a major change in your life, have you tempered the risky future by offering yourself some variation of a return to the past? You’re focusing on what you’re leaving behind, not the future. You’re planning to revert before you’ve even gone forward. Can you set yourself up for failure? Absolutely.
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Studies: Antibody levels may fall weeks or months after contracting COVID-19
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareWhile people across the world wait for news of treatments and vaccines against the virus that causes COVID-19, attention is also being given to antibody protection. Although antibodies may provide significant protection from getting infected with the virus again, researchers are still determining how much protection the antibodies may provide or how long this protection may last, if at all. A major new study in Spain found no evidence of widespread immunity to the virus, suggesting that people who experience mild symptoms do not have long-lasting protection.
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Podcast: The riches are in the niches — cash-based physical therapy in…
Jarod Carter Sports & FitnessAfter Eric Wallace graduated from PT school, he worked for several years as a staff physical therapist at a hospital-based outpatient clinic. Soon after, he decided to go it alone and start his own fully cash-based physical therapy practice. He rented space in a gym to start, but his lack of a real business plan made things difficult. Eventually, he moved into his own space and went 100% cash-based with a focus on improving performance for golfers. In this interview, Wallace shares what he’s learned along the way.
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Dealing with the loss of interpersonal respect and repairing strained relationships…
Anne Rose Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTrust is the foundation for all interpersonal relationships, personal and professional. Trusting and respecting another person cannot be rushed. Trust necessarily develops over time where a pattern of predictable integrity can be established. How long does that take? Sometimes months, sometimes years. It is not an overnight quality to bestow. And yet a quality that takes so long to be earned can be easily lost in one interaction. Loss of respect occurs when someone doesn’t behave in the manner you have been led to believe.
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