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  Common Telehealth Challenges (And Solutions) Most people are familiar with the rise of telehealth during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, 50% of patients confirmed they used a telehealth service during the year and the market value is expected to reach  $186.5 billion by 2026 . Telehealth services offer a variety of benefits that will continue to provide value beyond the pandemic. Although a major attraction to the virtual service is the social distancing aspect, the convenience of in-home doctors’ visits will likely fuel the continued growth. Like most new technology advancements, remote services have experienced growing pains throughout the increased adoption. Unsurprisingly, telehealth challenges have also increased as the service continues to grow in popularity. Cybersecurity threats, adoption among older patients, and quality care concerns all top the list of challenges practices face when implementing telehealth services. Senior Adoption Because senior patients are...

  With the new year already upon us, many healthcare professionals are looking forward to a plethora of changes that 2021 is anticipated to bring. The mass vaccination of the global population against COVID-19; advancements in the field of remote patient monitoring; more funding for treatments such as immunotherapy and gene editing, and more are all undoubtedly on this year’s docket. The administrative side of healthcare is   not without its own New Year’s resolutions, though! The American Medical Association has published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set, which includes various additions, edits, and deletions to outpatient Evaluation and Management (E/M) services codes. All of these medical coding changes are meant to smooth the administrative process and alleviate some of the box-checking burdens that clinicians face. These changes, which went into effect on January 1, will update the CPT code set to align with modern medical technology and proc...