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Although weekly telemedicine visits shot up twenty-three-fold during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, overall visit volume decreased by 35%.

The report by Foley & Lardner found that 43 states and D.C. have implemented a version of a state telehealth commercial payer law – although payment parity policies lag behind.

The pathway discovered at Michigan-based Beaumont Health allowed users to "cut in line" to schedule unauthorized appointments and circumvent current state mandates.

"If the benefits of electronic health records are to be fully realized, patients must be confident providers have selected the most effective system – not the one paying the largest kickbacks," said one federal agent.

As National Coordinator for Health IT, the interoperability veteran will bring deep standards expertise as the rubber hits the road on nationwide API-based data exchange.

Lower courts had blocked FDA in-person requirements for abortion medication last summer, finding them to be a "substantial obstacle" during the pandemic.

The governor announced legislation this week that would safeguard access to virtual care after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The American Hospital Association had raised concerns about the proposed rule this past December, saying it could lead to confusion and program failures.