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American Telemedicine Association Makes CPT Code Requests for Medicare Telehealth Coverage in 2017

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-American Telemedicine Association

“The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) requests that several Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes be approved for Medicare telehealth coverage begin in 2017. ATA recommends that CMS facilitate, to the maximum extent of the law, the inclusion of Medicare services that can be provided using telecommunications technology.”

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School-Based Telehealth Recognized on National Rural Health Day

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TURNER CO., GA (WALB) –

As part of National Rural Health Day, Turner County Elementary School highlighted it’s TeleHealth Clinic that they started back in 2012 for students and faculty.

Students can make an appointment with their parent’s permission and see a doctor through a computer at school.

The doctor can diagnose the patient remotely and receive information from medical instruments connected to the computer.

“Having the Clinic right here we can get the appointment the same day and then they are able to get the appointment, be seen, and then they are able to go back to class and their prescriptions are called into the pharmacy of their choice,” said the Health Clinic Coordinator Gwendolyn Mathis.

There are also TeleHealth clinics at Turner County Special Services, Pre-K, middle and high schools.

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2015 SC Telehealth Award Recipients

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Three Telehealth Awards were presented at the 4th Annual Telehealth Summit of SC on October 15-16, 2015. Congratulations to all award recipients!

Telehealth Program of Excellence Award

Ed Spencer and Meera Narasimhan, SC DMH Telepsychiatry Program Representatives, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director

Ed Spencer and Meera Narasimhan, SC DMH Telepsychiatry Program Representatives, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director


Telehealth Champion Award

Roger Poston, Award Winner, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director

Roger Poston, Award Winner, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director


Telehealth Community Innovator Award

Gaye Douglas, Award Winner, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director

Gaye Douglas, Award Winner, pictured with Kathy Schwarting, PCC Executive Director

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Plans to Use Telehealth

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Moultrie News–

In partnership with Goodwill Industries, The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center celebrates the grand opening of its new Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC). The new resource center will help the Medical Center and the community better meet the needs of our homeless Veteran population in the Charleston area. The mission of the center is to provide one stop service centers in collaboration with local community and government partners to serve both homeless Veterans and Veterans at risk for homelessness and their families. VA on-site services will include: Healthcare for Homeless Veterans: walk-in clinic, eligibility and enrollment, outreach and intake service, short and long-term case management, assessment for VA grant per diem: transitional housing, assessment for HUD VA Supported Housing: permanent supported housing, telehealth services to VA Outpatient Clinics and educational groups. Community partners include but are not limited to: Goodwill Industries, One 80 Place Supportive Services for Veterans Families, Family Services, Inc., South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation, Charleston County School District Office of Adult Education, Social Security Administration, Lowcountry Homeless Coalition and Veterans Benefits Administration.

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