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

Jun 6, 2020 Blog

FTC Comments on New Medicare Rule in Support of Expanded Telehealth Services

On May 29th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted a comment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of reducing reimbursement requirements for telehealth services.…

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Jun 4, 2020 Blog

Telehealth is the future- and the future has arrived

By: Bill Dacey June 3, 2020 For several years, we’ve seen Medicare and the American Medical Association’s Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) manual slowly approach the age of…

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Jun 4, 2020 Blog

Home Health Industry ‘Getting Closer’ to Reimbursement for Telehealth Visits

By Robert Holly | May 18, 2020 Despite significant roadblocks, the home health industry is getting closer to securing direct reimbursement for visits delivered via telehealth technology, industry insiders believe.…

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Jun 4, 2020 Blog

Is Telehealth Here to Stay?

— We need to usher in a new era of patient care by Jeffrey Davis May 24, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the adoption of telehealth, with…

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Jun 4, 2020 American Medical Association (AMA)

How to code for SMBP? AMA guides break down CPT during pandemic

MAY 28, 2020 American Medical Association If you are trying to figure out how to properly code for the evolving way you care for patients during the…

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Jun 3, 2020 Blog

Some temporary telehealth provisions will become permanent, CMS chief says

The number of CMS beneficiaries has grown from 12,000 weekly telehealth visits to “well into six figures” during the pandemic, and both President Donald Trump and CMS…

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May 29, 2020 Blog

The Legal Case for Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement

Although this may soon change, home health providers remain limited in using telehealth technologies in their day-to-day operations. In March, Congress made it clear through the CARES Act that the…

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May 28, 2020 American Heart Association (AHA)

New COVID-19 Stroke Guidelines Stress Support for Telehealth, mHealth

New guidelines for stroke triage published in the AHA’s Stroke journal call on first responders to use telehealth and mHealth to screen and diagnose patients and ensure…

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May 28, 2020 aTouchAway

Medicare considering making telehealth expansion permanent, Verma says

May 27, 2020By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor Medicare considering making telehealth expansion permanent, Verma says Medicare is reviewing whether to make telehealth waivers permanent.…

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May 26, 2020 aTouchAway

Medicare Coverage and Payment of Virtual Services

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May 26, 2020 aTouchAway

New CMS Medicare Advantage Rule Creates Incentives for Providers to Invest in Telehealth

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it has finalized changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D. The changes — detailed in a…

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May 23, 2020 aTouchAway

CMS expands telehealth options for Medicare Advantage plans

A final rule published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday would allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover more specialties through telehealth. By ELISE REUTER Post…

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May 22, 2020 aTouchAway

CMS Finalizes Telehealth Reimbursement for MA Plans, ESRD Patients

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule on expanded telehealth coverage for members in Medicare Advantage plans and those living with end-stage…

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May 14, 2020 Blog

New Bill Aims to Give FQHCs, RHCs Relief From Telehealth Paperwork

The bill aims to fix language in the CARES Act that expands Medicare coverage for telehealth, but swamps it in paperwork and in some cases enables clinics…

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May 14, 2020 Blog

CMS Issues Additional Waivers and Guidance on Telehealth

To ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to necessary care without risking exposure to COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has further expanded telehealth services…

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