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DEA and HHS push off new telemedicine prescribing rules to end-of-year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

By extending the Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter and Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients final rules – first promulgated Jan. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Email: afox@himss.org Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS Media publication.

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Digital Health Tools, Telemedicine, and Mobile Health Applications: How They’re Enhancing Population Health

Healthcare IT Today

We were able to roll out various digital health tools , telemedicine , and mobile health applications that not only better the lives of our patients but also our staff. These tools helped to keep us safe during the pandemic and are now working to ease the burden healthcare can have on people. The following is what they had to share.

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Three 2023 telemedicine trends that advance the 'new normal' in healthcare

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Technology has became culturally accepted as an integral part of the patient experience as telemedicine gained popularity. As healthcare providers look ahead to 2023, being at the forefront of what's next in telehealth and strategically integrating the technology necessary to stay there may be critical to future success.

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DEA and HHS extend virtual prescribing for controlled substances through 2025

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Drug Enforcement Agency and Health and Human Services announced the Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications, preventing some patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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VA prescribers exempt from DEA's special telehealth registration

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For veterans that have had an in-person visit with Veterans Affairs' providers, the Drug Enforcement Administration is extending those provider-patient relationships to all VA practitioners engaging in telemedicine with the patient, DEA said in a statement Friday. Effective Feb.

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Telemedicine M&A trends moving into 2024

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Both specialize in telemedicine. Healthcare IT News sat down with the men to discuss main players in the U.S. telemedicine sector, merger and acquisition trends for telemedicine, main financial backers and investment dynamics, and short-term and long-term valuation trends.

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DEA plans to create a special telehealth registration for prescribers

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

To prevent patients from losing access to their telehealth-prescribed medications, the DEA is offering three types of special registration: Telemedicine Prescribing Registration - authorizes qualified clinician practitioners to prescribe Schedule III-V controlled substances.