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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.

Sep 14, 2023 •Blog

HIMSS Supports Proposed Extensions to Telehealth Coverage in CMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

HIMSS, a global advocate for digital health transformation, supports a proposed extension of coverage for telehealth services through Dec. 31, 2024. The reimbursement, at the non-facility rate,…

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Sep 8, 2023 •Blog

CPT Codes for 2024 Unveiled

Consolidated codes for reporting current COVID-19 immunizations, provisional codes for forthcoming monovalent vaccines, and codes for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunizations are among the features of the American Medical Association’s…

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Sep 6, 2023 •Blog

Long-Term Care Hospital PPS

Learn What’s New for FY 2024 CMS issued FY 2024 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final rules to update IPPS…

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Sep 6, 2023 •Blog

Acute Inpatient PPS

Learn What’s New for FY 2024 CMS issued FY 2024 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) final rules to update IPPS…

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Sep 2, 2023 •Blog

117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

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Aug 30, 2023 •American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

The ATA Telehealth Essentials Guide for Healthcare Providers

Eight Essentials of Effective Telehealth Services, including: The Essentials Guide was made possible thanks to the generous support of the David M.C. Ju Foundation.

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Aug 29, 2023 •American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

ATA AND ATA ACTION SUBMIT DETAILED COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE CMS CY2024 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE PROPOSED RULE

WASHINGTON, DC, AUGUST 29, 2023 — The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CY2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed policy…

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Aug 29, 2023 •Blog

TELEHEALTH LOBBY LAUDS CMS’ ’24 PHYSICIAN FEE SKED PROPOSED RULE

The American Telemedicine Association and affiliate ATA Action are voicing support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule for the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule, which the advocates note extends…

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Aug 17, 2023 •Blog

Key Remote Patient Monitoring Takeaways from the 2024 PFS Proposed Rule

Aug 17, 2023 Daniel Tashnek, JD In the proposed role, CMS proposed to clarify that it is permissible to bill for RPM or remote therapeutic monitoring services,…

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Aug 15, 2023 •Blog

CMS Telehealth Services

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Aug 14, 2023 •Blog

CMS 2024 Proposed Rule Key Takeaways for RPM, RTM & Telehealth

CMS 2024 Proposed Rule Policy Updates On July 13, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CMS 2024 Proposed Rule and Medicare Physician Fee…

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Aug 8, 2023 •Blog

CMS Proposes to Extend Telehealth Coverage, Cut Traditional Fee for Service Rates in Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1784-P) — released July 13 by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) — extends coverage of a variety of…

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Aug 7, 2023 •Blog

42 CFR § 411.15 – Particular Services Excluded from Coverage.

§ 411.15 Particular services excluded from coverage. Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 53345, Aug. 7, 2023. The following services are excluded from coverage: (a) Routine physical…

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Aug 3, 2023 •Blog

CMS Allows States To Extend PHE-Era Flexibilities For HCBS

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended a COVID-19 pandemic-era waiver that will allow home- and community-based service (HCBS) providers to take advantage…

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Jul 31, 2023 •Blog

Executive Summary: Tracking Telehealth Changes State-by-State in Response to COVID-19

2023: New Federal Developments There were no new federal developments in the last month. 2023: New State-Level Developments State Activity Illinois Illinois passed S.B. 1913, which requires Medicaid FFS…

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