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MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities Remain in Play

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

These include health care, jobs and labor, K-12 education, energy, higher education, taxes, transportation and bonding. Audio-Only Telehealth – Ensuring audio-only telehealth visits remain a reimbursable option. MAFP Priorities Many of the MAFP’s legislative priorities remain active in ongoing health care negotiations.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

When to use telehealth for chest congestion Use telehealth, also known as virtual care , for chest congestion when symptoms are mild to moderate and you need medical advice, prescriptions, or a treatment plan. With telehealth, you can quickly get an initial evaluation, prescriptions, or follow-up care.

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Remote Patient Testing Faces a Cloudy Future under VALID

FDA Law Blog

One example is a short provision that could have a large adverse effect on telehealth-based laboratory testing by sharply restricting grandfathering. Telehealth has become increasing important to the health care system. Telehealth can address significant issues with access and convenience. This is not a trivial matter.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

In the other corner, we have the young upstart, able to reach patients across vast distances when delivering palliative care, all in the comfort of wearing pajamas, we have telehealth delivered palliative care. Eric 01:08 On the other, we have the young upstart telehealth delivered palliative care. Consultations versus telehealth.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. When to use telehealth for a sore throat Telehealth offers a convenient way to treat a sore throat and also provides guidance when you’re unsure if you need in-person care.

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

GeriPal

And it’s like Kathleen noted, most of the time you would have to send someone out of the building, you’d have to, to get transportation arranged, and you would have to take them to an outpatient visit, which is very, very difficult, particularly for people with dementia. Eric 33:25 What about telehealth?