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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

The state of telemedicine: 5 things to know

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated telemedicine expansions and provisions but as states approach emergency order expirations, the status of coverage and regulations remains uncertain. Five things to know:…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

CMS releases 39 telehealth-eligible quality measures for 2021

CMS released its telehealth guidance for electronic clinical quality measures for telehealth-eligible clinicians in 2021. The agency listed 39 telehealth-eligible eCQMs for the next reporting period: 1. Preventive care…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

Patients have positive telehealth experiences – but things could be better

A recent survey found that three-quarters of patients said they were very or completely satisfied with the virtual care they’d received, but many left the visit without…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth Continues Rapid Growth Tied to COVID-19

AS COVID-19 SPREAD across the nation from March to April 2020, use of telehealth services continued to grow. That surge is shown by FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker,…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

3 strategies to manage digital health data

Digital health data is growing at such an astronomical rate that its volume is measured in exabytes – 2,314 exabytes, by one projection. (For the record, one exabyte…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

McKinsey: ‘The Window To Act Is Now’ On Telehealth

The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the use of telehealth in the United States, with 46 percent of consumers now preferring a telehealth visit over a traditional trip…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

CMS Issues Proposed Home Health Agency Rule On Making Certain Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent, Increasing Medicare Payment Rates And Home Infusion Therapy Service Payment Rates For CY 2021

On June 25, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System Rule, for calendar year 2021 (the “Rule”),…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

FCC Completes COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding, Plans for Review

With the last of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program awards handed out, the Federal Communications Commission is ready to review the $200 million program’s effectiveness and move on…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

The Promise and Potential for Telehealth in Home Health

Despite reimbursement barriers, home health care providers have long used telehealth and mHealth tools to improve care. Could COVID-19 expand those opportunities? July 10, 2020 – With the world…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

Telehealth now ’embedded’ in healthcare system: HHS secretary voices support for expansion

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said during a July 9 virtual The Hill event that he supports expanding telehealth provisions that were lifted during the coronavirus pandemic and the agency plans…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

CMS Confirms RTs Can Furnish Telehealth During the Pandemic

Since mid-March, the AARC has pushed the Administration to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under their wavier authority, CMS announced that it…

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Jul 17, 2020 •Blog

FAQs: Medical Resident Use of Telehealth During COVID-19

During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized new flexibility for medical residents and teaching physicians to rely…

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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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