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Remote Patient Monitoring 101 for LTPAC
by David Collins, MHA, CPHQ, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, CLSSGB, Senior Manager Home and Community, VCU Health System | Richard Foor, CTO, Givens Communities | Dan O’Neil, CHCIO, MBA, VP,…
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Federal Agencies
Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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AHA backs telehealth expansion bill
Noah Schwartz – Friday, February 24th, 2023 The American Hospital Association is backing legislation that would require the HHS, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission to…
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DEA Announces Proposed Rules for Permanent Telemedicine Flexibilities
WASHINGTON – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced proposed permanent rules for the prescribing of controlled medications via telemedicine, expanding patient access to critical therapies beyond the scheduled…
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Medicare Compliance Basics: “Incident to” Billing
In this first article, we set forth the general “incident to” billing requirements, in order to set the groundwork for the series. Note that this article reviews…
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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, And Other Health Care Provisions
30 January 2023 by Stacie Heller (New York) , Troy Barsky (Washington, DC), Jodi G. Daniel (Washington, DC) and Allison Kwon (New York) Crowell & Moring Key Takeaways On December 29, President Joe Biden signed…
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of…
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REMOTE MONITORING SERVICES UNDER REVIEW: MEDICARE COVERAGE POLICIES MAY BE COMING
Six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are scheduled to jointly host a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting on February 28, 2023. This CAC panel…
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Omnibus Package Delivered AAFP Advocacy Wins for Primary Care
Jan. 26, 2023 By Stephanie QuinnSenior vice president of advocacy, practice advancement and policy I want to pick up here where I left off earlier this month…
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Federal Fix to Telehealth Rules Would Secure Delivery System
BakerHostetler attorneys Vimala Devassy and Justin Chavez analyze how the extension of the Covid-19 public health emergency impacts telehealth practices. They say it’s important to have permanent…
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Group asks CMS to Issue Interim Final Rule to Preserve Telehealth Access
By Mark Melchionna January 23, 2023 – In pursuit of reliable telehealth access for Medicare beneficiaries, the Alliance for Connected Care wrote a letter to the Centers for Medicare and…
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Telehealth Saves Healthcare Costs for Some Cancer Patients
By Mark Melchionna January 18, 2023 – A recent study published in JAMA Network Open found that among nonelderly cancer patients, the expansion of telehealth oncology services may have helped lessen challenges related…
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ATA Eyes Best Path Forward for Telehealth Following Two-Year Extension
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) on Monday called the two-year extension of telehealth provisions in the recently passed omnibus bill a “vote of confidence” for virtual healthcare. “There is…
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Medicare telehealth utilization: 7 trends to know
Only 15 percent of patients who were eligible for Medicare fee-for-service telehealth used the service in the second quarter of 2022, according to a Dec. 15 telehealth…
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What are the benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)?
Remote patient monitoring is a more advanced method for healthcare centers to examine their patients. Although remote patient monitoring is not the latest technology but its need…
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