Break down the barriers to healthcare access, improve patient care and lower healthcare costs through telehealth services.
Why is this important?
The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act will remove geographic barriers and expand the list of health care providers eligible to provide reimbursable services for underserved communities in both rural and urban areas. Respiratory therapists will be able to apply best practices already being used in their hospitals to improve patient care and disease management, minimize wasteful and costly interventions and reduce hospital readmission rates via telehealth medicine.
