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23 Nov 2019

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2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program – CMS Final Rule – CPT Codes 99453, 99454, and 99457 – Everything You Need to Know – 2020

CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CMS is taking steps to further refine the codes for transitional care management (TCM) and chronic care management (CCM). They have also created new codes for principal care management (PCM) services for patients that have only one serious condition. Transitional Care Management (TCM) CMS has finalized their proposal to allow for concurrent […]

'Telehealth' Poised to Change the Face of Health Care

15 Nov 2019

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Telehealth creates a new kind of health care experience

Maria knew something was wrong. A working mom in her mid-thirties, Maria has diabetes — and she was feeling more fatigued than usual. She thought it could be a urinary tract infection (UTI), so she booked a video visit — a virtual consultation with a physician. The doctor agreed something wasn’t right and sent her […]

an Asian doctor who is remotely consulting with a patient. Telehealth concept

11 Nov 2019

Blog, Legislation, Medicaid, Reimbursement, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Virtual Exam and Virtual Care 0 comments

California Increases Telemedicine Payments to Reduce Medicaid Costs

Medi-Cal, California’s sprawling Medicaid program, is working under new rules expanding reimbursement for telemedicine. Medi-Cal currently serves more than 13.5 million residents. Telemedicine is increasingly seen as a way to help the hard-pressed program carry out its mission while the state struggles with a growing shortage of doctors. The new rules offer pay parity for […]

11 Nov 2019

Blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, Legislation, Medicare Advantage (MA), Reimbursement, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Virtual Exam and Virtual Care 0 comments

Telehealth: Medicare Finalizes New Services for 2020 in Physician Fee Schedule

CMS just released the 2020 final rule with changes to its virtual care codes. The new provision, officially titled “Communication Technology-Based Services,” introduces three new covered Telehealth Services. These changes were proposed as part of the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule earlier this year and continue CMS’ efforts to reduce administrative burden and cover more virtual care services in the […]

CMS Moves to Expand Telehealth Coverage Under Medicare Advantage

8 Nov 2019

Blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare, CONNECT Act, Reimbursement, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth 0 comments

Legislation Re-Introduced to Expand Access to Telehealth Under Medicare

A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on October 30th designed to expand Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth services. The bill is called the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 (hereinafter, the “CONNECT Act” or the “Act”). In order to understand what the Act seeks to accomplish, […]

CBO Greenlights Telehealth Provisions in Senate’s CHRONIC Care Act

7 Nov 2019

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Legislation Re-Introduced to Expand Access to Telehealth Under Medicare

Thursday, November 7, 2019 A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on October 30th designed to expand Medicare beneficiaries’ access to telehealth services. The bill is called the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act of 2019 (hereinafter, the “CONNECT Act” or the “Act”). In order to understand what the Act seeks to […]

Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring - CMS Finalizes New Code and General Supervision

5 Nov 2019

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Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring: CMS Finalizes New Code and General Supervision

05 November 2019 Authors: Nathaniel M. LacktmanEmily H. Wein CMS just released the 2020 final rule with changes to remote patient monitoring (RPM), officially titled “Chronic Care Remote Physiologic Monitoring,” reimbursed under the Medicare program, as part of the Physician Fee Schedule changes. The changes, proposed earlier this year, have been hotly-anticipated by digital health […]

CMS Pushes Telehealth to Replace Some In-Person Visits in MA Plans

5 Nov 2019

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Survey: 88% of providers investing in remote patient monitoring tech

Jackie Drees – Tuesday, November 5th, 2019 Most healthcare providers (88 percent) have made or are planning to make investments in remote patient monitoring technology to better manage chronically ill patients’ care, according to a survey conducted by Spyglass Consulting Group. For its Trends in Remote Patient Monitoring 2019 report, Spyglass conducted 100 telephone interviews about […]

5 Nov 2019

CMS Finalizes New Reimbursement Rules for Remote Patient Monitoring

The final rule for the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule gives hospitals and health systems more opportunities to use remote patient monitoring and paves the way for new telehealth and mHealth programs. By Eric Wicklund November 05, 2019 – Hospitals and health systems will see Medicare reimbursement for more remote patient monitoring services, according to finalized guidelines […]

AMA Study Offer First National Estimate of Telemedicine Use by Physicians

5 Nov 2019

American Medical Association (AMA), Blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare, CONNECT Act, Reimbursement, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth 0 comments

Federal law cripples telehealth in Medicare. New bill changes that.

What’s the news: A bipartisan Senate bill unveiled last week would make it easier for patients enrolled in Medicare to receive telehealth services from physicians. Digital health that counts The AMA is spearheading initiatives that put physicians at the center of digital health innovation. See how you can get involved. The AMA is joining more […]

4 Nov 2019

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12% of Medicare Advantage Plans Will Offer Expanded Supplemental Benefits in 2020

The Medicare Advantage boom for home care is almost here. Ever since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) first expanded the scope of Medicare Advantage (MA) supplemental benefits in April 2018, at-home care providers have been trying to figure out they fit into a potentially new reimbursement puzzle. At least initially, it appeared […]

Using Remote Monitoring to Reduce Hospital Visits for Cancer Patients

1 Nov 2019

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Using Remote Monitoring to Reduce Hospital Visits for Cancer Patients

Until the 1990’s, patients with cancer requiring chemotherapy typically had to be admitted to the hospital to receive treatment. This inpatient care was stressful for patients and expensive. Since then, thanks to improvements in chemotherapy administration and symptom management, most treatment has moved from the inpatient setting to outpatient clinics, which prove more patient-centered and […]

31 Oct 2019

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5 Important Medicare Changes Coming For 2020

(NAPSI)—If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, or are considering one, you will have more plan choices with a wider range of benefits to help you better manage your day-to-day health needs during this year’s open enrollment period. Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period, which runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, gives Medicare enrollees a […]

Favorable CBO score gives boost to Medicare telehealth bill

31 Oct 2019

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CMS Lowers PDGM’s Behavioral Adjustment, Finalizes RAP Elimination Plan

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday finalized the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) for 2020, in addition to its plan to phase out home health pre-payments and introduce a new home infusion therapy benefit. But perhaps the biggest news for U.S. home health providers is a major update to PDGM’s widely opposed […]

Rare Bipartisanship as Senate Passes Medicare Reform Bill

30 Oct 2019

Blog, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare, CONNECT Act, Legislation, Reimbursement, Telehealth, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 0 comments

Congress, Candidates and the White House Agree: Telehealth Is Policy to Get Behind

This week, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced the long-awaited updated version of the CONNECT for Health Act, a bill that is likely to be the most comprehensive bipartisan telehealth reform package to be introduced in this Congress. Lawmakers will consider the bill amid a surge in telehealth popularity and vocal support for telehealth […]

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