CMS has released new rules overhauling Medicare’s accountable care organizations (ACO) program. Called “Pathways to Success,” the new policies shorten risk-free periods and offer more regulatory flexibility, including for providing telehealth to people in their homes, among other changes. In recent years, home health companies have become more involved in ACOs, seeing it as an […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday finalized its new set of rules for accountable care organizations (ACOs), removing the no-risk tracks that represented financial drains on Medicare and expanding three-day stay waivers for nursing homes. Under the new “Pathways to Success” model, most new ACOs will only have two years to […]
Editor’s Note: As the demand for telemedicine services continues to grow, states are implementing new policies related to the payment for, and provision of, care via telemedicine modalities for all patients. State Medicaid programs, other payers and health systems across the country are increasingly relying on telemedicine technologies to address healthcare challenges, such as provider […]
Forthcoming policies from CMS will open up the home as a covered site of care in which hospitals can earn payment. Susan Morse, Senior Editor This past October, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services came out with an eagerly-anticipated new rule expanding the ways providers can use telehealth and get paid by Medicare Advantage […]
Central Island Healthcare is using a telemedicine platform to triage its patients and reduce hospital readmissions. Its success with connected care has qualified the SNF for a hefty CMS reward in 2019. By Eric Wicklund December 13, 2018 – A telemedicine platform that provides real-time virtual care has helped a Long Island skilled nursing facility reduce […]
What Role Can Telehealth Play in Senior Care? | Patient Advice | US News Technological advances may mean more older adults can receive the care they need when and where they are. By Elaine K. Howley, Contributor Dec. 7, 2018 By Elaine K. Howley, Contributor Dec. 7, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. These statistics have an important financial […]
As part of the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule) published on November 23, 2018,1 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took significant steps toward modernizing Medicare to expand reimbursement for virtual care, telehealth coverage and care coordination. In the Final Rule, CMS expands reimbursement for “virtual care” patient services, […]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The American Medical Association (AMA) today presented the first nationally representative estimates on how many physicians use telemedicine, and what functions it serves in their practices. Based on a 2016 survey of patient care physicians from all corners of the medical profession, the results gauge the emergence of […]
Next-gen telemedicine platforms can help providers better serve their diabetic patients by enabling care to be delivered via on-demand and scheduled visits, providing increased access to convenient care. By Dave Skibinski / Nov 29, 2018 As November is American Diabetes Month, providers seeking a suitable virtual care offering to embark upon their first serious foray […]
Good news for Americans who use Medicare Advantage. The Trump administration is proposing a new Medicare rule that will enable more Medicare Advantage enrollees to access telemedicine, a form of health care delivery that uses information technology and telecommunications tools to deliver traditional medical care to patients. This is especially helpful to patients living in […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued yet another sign of support for expanding the use of telehealth services in skilled nursing facilities, pointing to a variety of studies that show the technology can save the government money. Writing in a mandated report to Congress released earlier this month, CMS highlighted multiple areas […]
November 27, 2018 Laura Joszt CMS is moving home health agencies away from a volume-based payment model and to a new value-based payment system. The Patient-Driven Groupings Model would focus on patient needs and rely more heavily on patient characteristics in order to pay for home health services. CMS is moving home health agencies away […]
Connected care advocates are pressuring Congress to pass the RUSH Act, which aims to increase telehealth and telemedicine services in senior care facilities. By Eric Wicklund November 19, 2018 – Connected care advocates are lobbying Congress to pass the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2018, which aims to reduce rehospitalizations at qualified skilled nursing facilities by […]
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Telehealth is changing the face of healthcare, and Medicare must adapt, said the CMS administrator. Innovation is vital to the evolution and sustainability of the American healthcare system, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to be part of the transformation, according to its administrator. In a speech on Thursday to […]