The Coronavirus Preparedness Act and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 6074) provides Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) the authority to waive specific Medicare telehealth restrictions temporarily in order to broaden access to Medicare telehealth services. As a result, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will: Waive geographic restrictions, allowing patients located […]
Jennifer Guilmette, SOC VP of Project Management and ImplementationsAlexandra Walton, COO at Sound Telemedicine, an arm of Sound Physicians How does a RAPID implementation of telemedicine work? The SOC Telemed (SOC) telemedicine platform, Telemed IQ, has already been implemented in emergency situations. During Hurricane Florence in 2018, Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, NC was surrounded […]
Dr. Jason Hallock, Chief Medical Officer, SOC Telemed The Corona virus has officially spread to every state. Hospitals have been preparing for this eventuality for weeks, moving up or postponing elective surgeries, creating a triage response team and protocols, and planning where to put patients when the inevitable surge happens. How big the surge gets […]
Letter to clients regarding COVID-19 surges: Telemedicine was designed to safely facilitate rapid clinician response to unexpected and challenging events. As the largest acute care telemedicine company in the U.S., with a geographically-dispersed team of specialists and a flexible, remote workforce, we are prepared to support you, your providers and your patients as you lead […]
By Dr. Jason Hallock Few topics have gripped the nation and the world in recent times as has the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. While it’s certainly a serious problem, we currently don’t know all the factors surrounding transmission and its effects on patients. It’s also important to keep it in perspective and even to see […]
