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Virtual care news, trends and reimbursement updates

Telehealth news covering program growth, utilization and payment. Becker's tracks telehealth reimbursement policy at the federal and state level and how virtual care fits into health system strategy.

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Portneuf Medical Center, based in Pocatello, Idaho, has partnered with Care.ai to implement virtual nursing, according to an Aug. 8 report from East Idaho News.

A HIPAA enforcement discretion policy that provided temporary leniency to covered healthcare providers' use of telehealth ended Aug. 9 at 11:59 p.m.

Sayre, Pa.-based the Guthrie Clinic's virtual nursing program was able to reduce the health system's reliance on travel nurses and saved the organization $7 million in labor costs, EpicShare reported Aug. 7. 

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina is partnering with Andor Health, a virtual care company using ChatGPT, to power its decentralized telehealth network.

Here is a list of five federal developments related to telehealth since the start of 2023, according to a July 31 report from jdsupra.com:

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