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5 Apr 2019

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CMS finalizes policies to bring innovative telehealth benefit to Medicare Advantage

Final Rule will strengthen popular Medicare private health insurance plans, expand telehealth access for patients, and improve coordination for dual-eligible individuals Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies that will increase plan choices and benefits, including allowing Medicare Advantage plans to include additional telehealth benefits. These policies continue the agency’s efforts […]

5 Apr 2019

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Contract Year 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Final Rule (CMS-4185-F)

Contract Year 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Final Rule (CMS-4185-F) On April 5, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates the Medicare Advantage (MA or Part C) and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) programs by promoting innovative plan designs, improved quality, and choices for […]

5 Apr 2019

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CMS Finalizes Expanded Medicare Advantage Telehealth Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday finalized new guidance that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to expand coverage of telehealth services. Beginning in plan year 2020, Medicare Advantage providers can include telehealth services as part of their basic benefits to enrollees, moving remote doctor visits from an optional add-on to a […]

CMS expands Medicare Advantage telehealth benefits

5 Apr 2019

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CMS expands Medicare Advantage telehealth benefits

The CMS finalized a rule on Friday that would give Medicare Advantage plans more flexibility to offer additional telehealth services to seniors as part of their basic benefits package starting in 2020. The rule, proposed in October 2018, allows seniors to use telehealth services in their homes, rather than being required to go to a […]

CMS Contract Year 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Final Rule (CMS-4185-F) - 2019-04-05

5 Apr 2019

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CMS Contract Year 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Final Rule (CMS-4185-F)

Dr. Miltie offers this information and guidance towards adopting, implementing, and deploying a successful telehealth program within your organization. CMS Contract Year 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Final Rule (CMS-4185-F) On April 4, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final Medicare Advantage Rule for calendar year 2020, announcing […]

CMS Tweaks CPT Code for Remote Monitoring, Giving mHealth a Boost

4 Apr 2019

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CMS Tweaks CPT Code for Remote Monitoring, Giving mHealth a Boost

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has adjusted a new CPT code for remote patient monitoring, giving providers more leeway in using mHealth for chronic care management and coordination. By Eric Wicklund April 04, 2019 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has tweaked its new CPS code for remote patient monitoring, giving healthcare […]

Advice to Telehealth Caucus- Eliminate Geography-Based Restrictions

2 Apr 2019

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Advice to Telehealth Caucus: Eliminate Geography-Based Restrictions

Telehealth stakeholders are urging a group of like-minded lawmakers to target Medicare restrictions on rural telemedicine coverage, broadband expansion and remote patient monitoring during this year’s Congressional session. By Eric Wicklund April 02, 2019 – Geographical restrictions on telehealth and telemedicine coverage and reimbursement top the list of complaints from organizations seeking federal support for connected […]

1 Apr 2019

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Timely, Regular Doctor Visits Could Reduce Readmissions at Nursing Homes

With the increased premium placed on preventing rehospitalizations from skilled nursing facilities, timely interventions from a doctor can potentially make a major difference. Between 2012 and 2014, about 10.4% of residents did not see a physician at all during their time in the skilled nursing facility, according to a study published Monday in the journal […]

25 Mar 2019

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Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

Telehealth’s Role in Digital Transformation Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in healthcare. Care that used to take place only in brick-and-mortar settings can now occur digitally. Accordingly, hospitals and health systems are exploring a variety of virtual care models, many of which are underpinned by telehealth technology. Hospitals already are using telehealth […]

14 Mar 2019

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Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring: CMS Allows “Incident to” Billing

CMS just announced a clarification that remote patient monitoring under CPT code 99457 may be furnished by auxiliary personnel, “incident to” the billing practitioner’s professional services. An “incident to” service is one that is performed under the supervision of a physician (broadly defined), and billed to Medicare in the name of the physician, subject to […]

Using Remote Patient Monitoring Technologies for Better Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Guidance

8 Mar 2019

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Using Remote Patient Monitoring Technologies for Better Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Guidance

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5 Mar 2019

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The Future Of Telehealth In 2019

Towards the end of 2018, several developments in the area of telehealth signal significant changes are on the horizon in 2019. The following provides a summary of these developments and implications for 2019 and beyond. Medicare Advantage Payment for Telehealth In the November 1, 2018 proposed policy and technical changes to Medicare Advantage for fiscal […]

4 Mar 2019

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Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model - 2019-02-14 - Fact Sheet

14 Feb 2019

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Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model

Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) is a voluntary, five-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs of Medicare beneficiaries following a 911 call. Under the ET3 model, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will pay participating ambulance suppliers and providers to 1) […]

CMS Will Increase Access to Telehealth as Part of Value-Based Insurance Model

5 Feb 2019

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CMS Will Increase Access to Telehealth as Part of Value-Based Insurance Model

A couple of weeks ago, CMS announced four new interventions, including Telehealth Networks, that will be tested as part of a Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans starting in CY 2020. The Telehealth Networks intervention allows MA organizations to test using access to telehealth services to meet certain provider network requirements, […]

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