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5 Need-to-Know Leaps in Telehealth

Health Leaders: The stars are aligning for the next phase of growth in telehealth. Many states have resolved parity issues, CMS is proposing payment changes in 2019 to accommodate telehealth visits, and Next Generation ACOs include a telehealth waiver.

With significant progress on the reimbursement front, the door to innovation swings further open.

In this month's edition of "Need-to-Know Leaps," I explore how telehealth is changing at health systems and take a closer look at some of the novel approaches two leading organizations, Banner Health of Mesa, Arizona, and The University of Mississippi Medical Center, (UMMC) in Jackson, Mississippi, are using to launch the next generation of virtual care.

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