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Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
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2024 Telehealth Reimbursement Updates: Expanding Access and Optimizing Care
As the adoption of telehealth, remote monitoring, and connected care technologies continues to increase, it’s important for healthcare leaders to stay on top of the latest updates…
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RTM vs. RPM CPT Codes 2024: Takeways and Rates
In this article, you’ll learn the differences and rates between RTM billing codes and RPM billing codes for 2024. CMS released the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule in November…
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Medicare Final Rule 2024: Key Takeaways for RPM and RTM
On November 2, 2023, in the 2024 final rule for the physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized crucial policies impacting remote physiologic…
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FQHCs Must Get Creative with Building and Sustaining Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are an important safety net for individuals who often do not have easy access to primary and preventive care. With a mission…
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AHA-Supported Bill Would Expand Access to Telehealth Services
AHA on Oct. 10 voiced support for the CONNECT for Health Act (S. 2016/H.R. 4189), legislation that would increase patient access to telehealth services while removing barriers…
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Key Remote Patient Monitoring Takeaways from the 2024 PFS Proposed Rule
Aug 17, 2023 Daniel Tashnek, JD In the proposed role, CMS proposed to clarify that it is permissible to bill for RPM or remote therapeutic monitoring services,…
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42 CFR § 411.15 – Particular Services Excluded from Coverage.
§ 411.15 Particular services excluded from coverage. Link to an amendment published at 88 FR 53345, Aug. 7, 2023. The following services are excluded from coverage: (a) Routine physical…
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Remote Monitoring: CMS Clarifies Guidance, Proposes Rural Provider Payment, Requests Information on Digital Therapeutics
Over the past several years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded payment for care management and remote monitoring services in an effort to…
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Legislation Aims to Support Telehealth Access in Rural Areas
May 24, 2023 – Earlier this month, a group of six United States House representatives introduced the Protecting Rural Telehealth Access Act, which intends to maintain regional telehealth access and…
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End of a pandemic era: What now for Federally Qualified Health Centers?
May 2, 2023 – The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in the use of telehealth services across the United States, a shift driven in part…
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What FQHCs Need to Know About Telehealth After the PHE
“This article was originally published by Foley & Lardner LLP [What FQHCs Need to Know About Telehealth After the PHE | Foley & Lardner LLP] on [April…
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Telehealth Availability at FQHCs Linked to Engagement in Mental Healthcare
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that despite an overall decline in visit rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, high telehealth availability led to better care engagement among Medicaid…
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Access to internet and other telehealth resources
Telehealth is a natural fit to cover healthcare gaps in rural and frontier locations. But the nature of rural living often means difficulty accessing the tools and…
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