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Jan 21, 2021 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

FCC Unveils 14 Initial Projects Selected for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program

FCC announces initial 14 pilot project selected for $100M Connected Care Pilot Program that will support connected care service across the country and focus on low-income and…

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Dec 18, 2020 •Telehealth

Congress should include telehealth in year-end funding, say ATA, HIMSS

In lieu of permanent policy change, industry groups urged legislators to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities through the end of 2021. By Kat Jercich December 14, 2020 10:21…

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Dec 15, 2020 •Telehealth

Is Telehealth Here To Stay? American Medical Association Calls For Expansion

Key Takeaways With telehealth, pricing transparency and access to care address a largely unmet need. Consistency of care can be a challenge with telehealth. Cost savings aren’t…

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Dec 14, 2020 •Telehealth

HHS Modifies PREP Act Declaration to Expand Telehealth

On December 3, 2020, HHS issued a Fourth Amendment to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”), which, in part, expands access to certain telehealth…

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Dec 14, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Releases FY2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, Permanently Expanding Telehealth, Increasing Rates, and Broadening Scope of Practice for Non-Physicians

On December 1, 2020, CMS released its FY2021 Final Rule (“Final Rule”) updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). The MPFS Final Rule is part of an…

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Dec 14, 2020 •Telehealth

How CPT codes set stage for telehealth’s rise amid pandemic

The use of telemedicine has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In part because specific regulatory barriers were lowered, but also because an infrastructure was already in place…

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Dec 14, 2020 •Telehealth

Final Physician Rule Changes Supervision, Adds Telehealth Codes, Some Permanently

In the 2021 final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rule, CMS made both permanent and temporary changes to supervision, telehealth and other provisions, capturing the fluidity of COVID-19…

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Dec 11, 2020 •Telehealth

Analysis: CMS Gives Telehealth a Boost, But More is Needed

Experts say the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule will advance telehealth adoption, but it falls short of giving momentum to remote patient monitoring. Oh, and Congress needs to…

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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

2021 Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs: CMS Issues Final Rule

On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized new policies related to remote patient monitoring aka remote physiologic monitoring or “RPM,” reimbursed…

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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

Medicare telehealth expansion gets bipartisan stamp of approval from lawmakers

Telehealth technology has proved to be a reliable tool for Medicare providers throughout the pandemic, according to a bipartisan and bicameral group of 49 lawmakers who want…

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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

HHS Authorizes Some Telehealth Services Across State Lines–Temporarily

On December 3 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services authorized health care practitioners licensed in other states to provide telehealth services across state lines for the duration of…

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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS Permanently Expands Telehealth As Far As Congress Has Allowed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) expanded Medicare reimbursement for telehealth within the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. During the pandemic Public…

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Dec 10, 2020 •COVID-19 - Coronavirus

HHS Expands COVID-19 Telehealth Capabilities in PREP Act Amendment

The Health and Human Services Secretary will allow healthcare providers to use telehealth across state lines to deliver “Covered Countermeasures” against the coronavirus. By Eric Wicklund December 04,…

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Dec 10, 2020 •Telehealth

Bipartisan Cadre of Lawmakers Call for Permanent Telehealth Expansion

Telehealth has proved vital during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than four dozen lawmakers want to see maximized moving forward. A bipartisan, bicameral collection of 49 lawmakers…

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Dec 9, 2020 •Telehealth

CMS finalizes physician fee schedule, including controversial updates to E/M visits

The Trump administration has finalized the annual regulation governing physician payments, and in the rule approved payment adjustments to evaluation and management visits that drew ire from…

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