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Sep 4, 2020 •FAQ

Top Ten Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs for 2021

On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of clarifications and proposals on remote patient monitoring (RPM) services reimbursed under…

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Sep 4, 2020 •U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Special Bulletin: White House Releases Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access

The White House Aug. 3 issued an executive order on “improving rural health and telehealth access.” The order includes directives to: launch a new payment model for rural health…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: Trump to Sign Boost for Rural Health Care

Doctors treating patients virtually can provide new services, such as emergency visits, eye exams, and certain mental health visits, after the pandemic subsides under an executive order…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

3 Developments As Trump Orders Lasting Telehealth Changes

Law360 (August 3, 2020, 11:07 PM EDT) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a potentially long-term extension of reimbursements for telehealth services that have exploded in…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Physician Fee Schedule

CMS Proposes to Boost Office Visit Pay, Expand Telehealth Coverage

Among the many changes proposed in the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule rule were telehealth coverage expansions, permanent COVID-19 flexibilities, and higher values for office/outpatient visits. August 04,…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Chronic Disease

What rural hospitals can teach their urban counterparts about patient engagement

Rural hospitals are grappling with high rates of chronic disease, lack of broadband access, and workforce shortages that are exacerbated by the low pay and professional isolation…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS proposes changes to docs’ Medicare payments for 2021, including payment cuts for some specialties

Federal health officials released a proposed rule late Monday that sets 2021 Medicare payment rates for physicians and includes changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. The Centers for…

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Sep 4, 2020 •Telehealth

The benefits of remote patient monitoring technologies

Hospitals & Healthcare investigates remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies, how these are influencing the development of healthcare so that it is increasingly centred around the patient experience,…

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Sep 4, 2020 •aTouchAway

Home-Based Medical Care Can Reduce Hospitalizations and Lower Costs — But It’s Still Underutilized

While home-based medical care has been shown to reduce hospitalization rates and lower costs for both homebound and non-homebound populations alike, it continues to be drastically underutilized…

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Sep 3, 2020 •Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set

CMS Releases E&M Updates, Expands Telehealth, Makes ACO Changes

Among the changes announced this week include the expanded use of telehealth in Medicare, giving payment parity to hospital outpatient surgery centers, simplifying evaluation and management codes,…

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Sep 3, 2020 •Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)

Trump executive order targets rural telehealth expansion

The executive order would call on the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a new pilot payment model for rural hospitals, and would set up…

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Sep 2, 2020 •Virtual Exam and Virtual Care

Virtual Doctors Add Eye Exams, Mental Health Under Trump Order (1)

Doctors treating patients virtually can provide new services like eye exams and certain mental health visits after the pandemic subsides under an executive order announced Monday. As…

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Sep 2, 2020 •U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

CMS to Make Permanent COVID-19 Telehealth Rules, Hospice Role Uncertain

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be making permanent a number of the temporary flexibilities to expand telehealth that the agency implemented in…

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Sep 2, 2020 •Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2021

On August, 3 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that announces and solicits public comments on proposed policy changes for Medicare…

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Sep 2, 2020 •Legislation

Trump wants broader role for telehealth services in Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is taking steps to give telehealth a broader role under Medicare, with an executive order that serves as a call for…

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