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•Remote Patient Monitoring
CMS Faces Calls to Improve Remote Patient Monitoring Coverage in 2022 PFS
Telehealth advocates are submitting recommendations to CMS to improve coverage for remote patient monitoring services in the proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule. By Eric Wicklund September 03, 2021 – With…
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•Blog
New Toolkit Aims to Help Telehealth Programs Negotiate Payer Reimbursement
An organization focused on supporting virtual-first programs has created a toolkit designed to help healthcare providers negotiate reimbursement with third party payers for their telehealth services. By Eric…
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•Blog
Many Groups Call on Congress to Expand Telehealth Flexibilities
More than 400 advocacy groups are calling for Congress to act quickly to permanently expand flexibilities for telehealth that could go away after the end of the…
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•Blog
The American Telemedicine Association Again Leads the Industry Commenting on Medicare Updates to Telehealth Policy
Faegre Drinker professionals Sarah-Lloyd Stevenson, Megan Herber, Nisha Quasba and Libby Baney provide ongoing support to the American Telemedicine Association’s (ATA) policy work. This month, the comment…
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•Blog
How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Bolster Aging in Place
Digital health is the wave of the future in health care. We’ve heard many times that the COVID-19 pandemic brought telehealth greater popularity—but telehealth can’t do it…
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•Blog
FCC Announces Latest Awards From COVID-19 Telehealth Program
More than 70 healthcare organizations will receive funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program for projects aimed at expanding connected health platforms to improve access…
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•Blog
Docs press CMS for permanent telehealth flexibility, relief from pay cuts in fee schedule comments
Several doctor groups are pressing the Biden administration to not just extend Medicare telehealth reimbursement flexibilities through 2023 but to be made permanent. The Centers for Medicare…
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•Blog
Remote patient monitoring use is on the rise, but reimbursement needs to catch up
The reimbursement model for remote patient monitoring needs to evolve as it may be holding providers back from investing in these programs, according to panelists at the…
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•Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FCC Launches 2nd Round of COVID-19 Telehealth Program With 62 Awards
The FCC has announced 62 award winners – one in each state and territory and Washington DC – for the first round of the newly revamped COVID-19…
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•Telemedicine
22 states changed telemedicine laws during the pandemic
Most pursued changes via administrative action, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report, which may not be a permanent solution after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.…
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•Remote Patient Monitoring
Remote Patient Monitoring Promotes Chronic Care Management, Home Health
Remote patient monitoring solutions can play a critical role in chronic care management and home health programs that work to drive down care costs and improve patient…
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•Physician Fee Schedule
Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Includes Expanded Telehealth Reimbursement
The proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, released on July 13 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), includes expanded reimbursement for behavioral health services delivered…
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•Telehealth
How to keep getting paid for telehealth in 2021
3 best practices you must implement to stay compliant and collect maximum reimbursement. The flourishing of telehealth in 2020 was driven not just by necessity, but also…
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•Telehealth
Expansion of telehealth services must be sustained
The rapid growth and large-scale adoption of telehealth services over the past 18 months has allowed physicians to deliver a broad range of badly needed services to…
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