Telehealth: Helping Your Patients and Practice Survive and Thrive During the COVID-19 Crisis with Rapid Quality Implementation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Lee, Ivy; Kovarik, Carrie; Tejasvi, Trilokraj; Pizarro, Michelle; Lipoff, Jules B.

To the Editor,

: Telehealth is an effective, efficient way to triage and deliver timely, quality medical care. In the setting of this public health emergency, telemedicine can maintain access and continuity of care for patients, support colleagues on the front line, optimize in-person services, and minimize infectious transmission of COVID-19 coronavirus. On March 17, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a 1135 Waiver and expanded telehealth coverage for all Medicare patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ethics, social science, economics