With the coronavirus threatening to become a pandemic, health systems and telehealth vendors see this as an opportunity to bring connected health to the forefront – and reshape the future of healthcare. By Eric Wicklund March 05, 2020 – As Congress votes on a funding package that includes Medicare waivers for some telehealth services and the Health Information and Management Systems […]
The decision to waive restrictions on telemedicine for Medicare beneficiaries was praised by the American Telehealth Association. President Donald Trump signed an $8.3 billion emergency funding measure to stem the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak Friday morning. The president signed the bill one day after the Senate approved the appropriations bill, which includes a provision to lift waive restrictions […]
The American Telemedicine Associationcommended Congress on March 5 for passing an $8.3 billion emergency funding package, which includes a provision to waive telehealth restrictions for Medicare beneficiaries, to combat the U.S. COVID-19 outbreak. Here are six things to know about the federal funding and how healthcare organizations are using virtual care technology to combat the outbreak: […]
“Caution is appropriate. Preparedness is appropriate. Panic is not.” (~ U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, commenting on the coronavirus) The recent coronavirus outbreak is gaining world attention as it spreads, with increasing focus on outbreaks and containment efforts throughout the United States. On March 6, 2020, President Trump signed into law an emergency $8.3 billion […]
We’ve come a long way in medicine over the last decade, but the struggle to merely access quality health services for the 15 to 20 percent of patients who live in rural areas across the United States remains real, leading to frustration and serious health consequences. The good news is, recent surges in telehealth deployments […]
Technology has irrevocably changed medicine. Though there have been a few hiccups over the course of human history in healthcare when it comes to integrative technology, most experts will agree that collaborative technologies connecting healthcare providers more closely with their patients helps professionals confer more precise and effective care. There is no denying it: the […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected more than 200 emergency transport providers to participate in its Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport (ET3) model — a new payment model that leverages mHealth and telehealth to reimburse Medicare-enrolled ambulance providers that triage 911 calls, according to mHealthIntelligence. The CMS’ new model aims to reduce the […]
Expanding the patient-centric care delivery model Ken Abrams, MD, MBA, Managing Director, National Chief Physician Executive, Deloitte Consulting LLPSummer Knight, MD, MBA, Virtual Health Platform Portfolio Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLPBill Fera, MD, Virtual Health Enterprise Leader, Deloitte Consulting LLPFelix Matthews, MD, MBA, Virtual Health Strategy Leader, Deloitte Consulting LP Virtual health uses telecommunication and networked […]
Feb 13, 2020 Billing & payments Coding Safety Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took further action to ensure America’s healthcare facilities and clinical laboratories are prepared to respond to the threat of the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Specifically, CMS developed a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for providers and laboratories to test patients for […]
In a rule announced last month, CMS is giving certain ACOs at risk of owing money back to Medicare because they haven’t hit spending targets more freedom to use telehealth, including services delivered to the beneficiary’s home. By Eric Wicklund February 11, 2020 – Accountable Care Organizations who are at risk of owing money back to Medicare because […]
In a proposed rule issued this week, CMS is boosting telehealth coverage in Medicare Advantage plans for members with end-stage renal disease and giving MA members more telehealth coverage for specialist care. By Eric Wicklund February 07, 2020 – CMS is proposing giving patients with end-stage renal disease in Medicare Advantage plan access to more telehealth benefits, allowing […]
By Alex Spanko | January 26, 2020 The new fee-for-service Medicare model absorbed much of the oxygen around nursing home payment reform in 2019, but 2020 — as well as the years beyond — will bring a slew of alternate payment pressure to the post-acute sector. Over the next two years alone, 95% of post-acute operators will find […]
With the new CMS rules going into effect in 2020, providers have more opportunity than ever before to seize these benefits by collecting critical patient information while streamlining talent and spatial resources. By Christopher McCann This past fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rules on Chronic Care Remote Physiologic […]
A patient’s ‘circle of care’ can include relatives, friends, a spiritual adviser or the pharmacist, not just doctors, nurses, or telehealth clinicians. Technology is helping bring them all together. BRIGITTE PELLERINJanuary 3, 2020 A fresh decade means fresh ideas. Brigitte Pellerin talks to some of the local people who are innovating – some in small […]
Top mHealth trends in 2019 included remote patient monitoring, telehealth reimbursement, substance use disorder care, chronic disease management, and direct-to-consumer mHealth technology. By Samantha McGrail As 2019 comes to an end, healthcare organizations are reflecting on the trends and stories that most influenced their behaviors in the past year. Based on our most clicked stories […]
