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Nov 10, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

HHS Approves Telecommunications for Providing Medicare Home Health Services, on a Permanent Basis, Effective January 1, 2021

On October 29, 2020, CMS issued the Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule [CMS-1730-F, CMS-1744-IFC, and CMS-5531-IFC], which permanently authorizes use of telecommunications technology as part…

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Nov 10, 2020 Remote Patient Monitoring

Benefits to remote patient monitoring

With forethought and the right technology on board, remote patient monitoring can be a good complement to telehealth, allowing physicians to receive data about their patients’ in…

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Nov 9, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

A breakdown of 5 recent CMS rules

CMS released or proposed five rules since Oct. 28 concerning new payment reforms, price transparency regulations and coverage of a COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s a breakdown of the…

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Nov 9, 2020 Telehealth

The what, why and how of “real” telehealth

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Medicare 1135 waiver immediately expanded the use of telehealth and bypassed HIPAA requirements, allowing essentially any video chat application to…

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Nov 9, 2020 Reimbursement

Home Health Final Rule contains ‘significant change’ for agencies, expert warns

The 2020 Home Health Final Rule has a “significant change” that home healthcare agencies “should be paying close attention,” according to Aaron Tripp, vice president for reimbursements…

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Nov 9, 2020 Telehealth

Year-Long Study Validates Telehealth Use in Diabetes Prevention Efforts

Supporters of digital Diabetes Prevention Programs say the PREDICTS trial proves that telehealth and mHealth tools can improve clinical outcomes for people at risk of developing the…

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Nov 9, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS Finalizes 1.9% Boost for Medicare Home Health Reimbursement

That is a $390M increase in Medicare home health reimbursement, according to a new final rule that also expands coverage of telecommunications tech and keeps the PDGM’s…

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Nov 9, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

The 146 telehealth services Medicare is covering during the pandemic

CMS since March has expanded the number of services Medicare will cover when provided via telehealth to help support access to healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the 146 additional…

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Nov 9, 2020 Telehealth

HHS prioritizing health data access through smartphones in 5-year strategic plan

Federal health IT officials outlined their top goals and priorities for the next five years with a big focus on pushing the industry to make more patients’ health data…

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Nov 9, 2020 Medicaid

Verma: Older Adults Must Have a ‘More Robust’ Set of Home Care Options

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday touted several tools designed to help states rebalance their long-term care ecosystem toward home- and community-based…

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Nov 9, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS fines 2,545 hospitals for high readmissions: 5 things to know

In fiscal year 2021, CMS will penalize 2,545 hospitals for having too many Medicare patients readmitted within 30 days, according to federal data cited by Kaiser Health News. …

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Nov 9, 2020 Medicaid

Senators Seek CMS Support for Telehealth Services for Expectant Moms

November 02, 2020 – A bill introduced last week in the Senate aims to establish Medicare and Medicaid coverage for telehealth programs that monitor the health of expectant mothers.…

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Nov 6, 2020 Telehealth

Beyond Telehealth: Bringing Care to Patients’ Homes

COVID-19 has created a telehealth boom, and it’s fantastic. The pandemic has pushed telehealth forward at least 10 years — no small feat, given healthcare lags about 10 years…

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Nov 6, 2020 Telehealth

CMS finalizes home health payment rule for 2021: 4 takeaways

CMS finalized 2021 payment updates for home health agencies Oct. 29. Four takeaways on the changes, which are effective Jan. 1: 1. CMS will increase payments to home health…

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Nov 6, 2020 COVID-19 - Coronavirus

Using COVID-19 as a launching point for tech innovation

2020 has been a challenging year for health care leaders across the globe as communities have been forced to grapple with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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