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Telehealth for Maternity Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Clinicians and Mothers [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Background The use of telehealth to mitigate the maternity care crisis is an area of great interest. Telehealth as an alternative to in-person health appointments gained prominence at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, health leaders have cautioned about expanding telehealth into maternal-fetal medicine.

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Telehealth Rollbacks Leave Patients Stranded

The Direct Doctors Difference

During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, insurance companies and state & federal regulators really reduced the requirements surrounding telehealth. Many patients push off screening tests and visits because they worry that being out and about increases their risks of being infected with COVID-19.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

As we move into the eleventh week of the legislative session, Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) lobbyist Megan Verdeja breaks down what’s happening at the Minnesota State Capitol, provides an update on health care bills and shares what to expect next in the legislative session. Mandating insurance coverage of vasectomies.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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So usually they’ll make recommendations, maybe some medication adjustments or something like that, and then the provider that’s caring for them in house will take over from there. So the palliative care service doesn’t necessarily need to provide those potentially. Eric 13:49 Right. Alex 14:59 What do you think?