Telehealth Stakeholders Say Quality Concerns Unique To Nursing Homes

Telehealth stakeholders view CMS’ concerns about telehealth quality-of-care in nursing homes as an issue limited to long-term care facilities and not indicative of broader telehealth care quality problems. But stakeholders declined to weigh in on whether the documented nursing home issues will make it more difficult to lobby for permanent telehealth expansions. In an April 7 memo, CMS announced the rollback of a COVID-19 pandemic telehealth waiver that allowed federally mandated physician visits for nursing home residents to be furnished...