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Jul 16, 2020 Blog

CMS Guidance for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) During COVID-19 (CPT Codes 99453, 99454, 99457, 99458, and 99091)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided some guidance within the “Medicare and Medicaid Programs Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

3 Types of Telemedicine and How They Each Improve Patient Experience

Telemedicine has been around for a long time, but recent circumstances have caused its adoption rates and popularity to skyrocket. For many practices and patients, this is…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Milliman Actuary: COVID-19 Adding Fuel to Medicare Advantage’s Home Care Fire

The coronavirus could be the match that finally sparks the Medicare Advantage (MA) boom for home care. The explosion has been a long time coming. It all…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

CMS Releases Guidance on the Allowance of Telehealth Encounters in eCQMs

On July 2, 2020 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released guidance documents on the allowance of telehealth encounters for the Eligible Professional and Eligible…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Senators Ask HHS, CMS for Telehealth Expansion Timeline, Details

Signed by more than 35 Senators, the letter to HHS and CMS officials asks for ‘a written plan and timeline for permanent administrative changes to Medicare rules…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Time for Policymakers, Hospitals to Bet Big on Home-Based Care

It’s time for policymakers, hospitals and everyone else at the health care roulette table to bet all their chips on proactive, pre-acute home-based care. During the coronavirus…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Verma: COVID-19 proving the need for greater interoperability

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma spoke about the impact COVID-19 is having on interoperability discussions at an event Tuesday. The COVID-19 pandemic has…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring Crucial to Long-Term Cardiac Health Implications of COVID-19

More studies show how COVID-19 aftermath survival may be driven by heart conditions across all demographics. InfoBionic explains why remote cardiac monitoring will be foundational to improving…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

How is Technology Impacting Home Healthcare

In the past, healthcare at home was considered as a luxury only few could enjoy but with the advancement of technology, we see the era of healthcare digitalization.…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Coronavirus Daily Update: Skilled Nursing Occupancy Slips; US Begins Withdrawal from WHO

During this critical time, Home Health Care News remains committed to bringing you all the essential news related to home-based care operations. At the same time, we…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

CMS Issues Proposed Rule That Would Update Home Health Payments and Allow Home Health Agencies to Continue Telemedicine Beyond Pandemic

CMS issued a proposed rule that proposes routine updates to the home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2021 and includes a proposal to make permanent…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

Lock In Telehealth Flexibility, Protections, Says AAFP

July 02, 2020 Telehealth flexibilities implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic clearly work and should be made permanent, the Academy and more than 300 other national,…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

After Past Failures, 2 States Push Ahead With New Telehealth Rules

Massachusetts’ medical board has issued its first-ever telehealth policy, while Pennsylvania lawmakers are poised to review a telehealth bill that replaces the one vetoed by their governor…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

The Post COVID-19 World: Continued Focus on Relaxing Telehealth Barriers

This week, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) proposed the Equal Access to Care Act (the “EACA”), which would allow licensed providers to provide services via telehealth…

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Jul 9, 2020 Blog

How telehealth and telemedicine extend medical reach for senior residents

The nursing home economy is extremely vulnerable, accounting for a staggering rate of America’s COVID-19 deaths. With the pandemic clogging the accessibility of medical care, many are…

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