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Is Telehealth Here to Stay?
— We need to usher in a new era of patient care by Jeffrey Davis May 24, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the adoption of telehealth, with…
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•American Medical Association (AMA)
How to code for SMBP? AMA guides break down CPT during pandemic
MAY 28, 2020 American Medical Association If you are trying to figure out how to properly code for the evolving way you care for patients during the…
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The Time is Now for Providers to Apply for Some of the Remaining $130 Million Available Under the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 As previously reported, Congress and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have removed longstanding regulatory barriers to the broad deployment of telehealth for…
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Community Health Centers Need a Telehealth Strategy, Resources to Survive
A new Health Affairs article notes how community health centers have struggled to use telehealth before and during COVID-19, and offers advice to help CHCs embrace connected…
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Some temporary telehealth provisions will become permanent, CMS chief says
The number of CMS beneficiaries has grown from 12,000 weekly telehealth visits to “well into six figures” during the pandemic, and both President Donald Trump and CMS…
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Lawmakers Seek Funding for Home, School Telehealth Services for Children
A group of Senators is seeking more than $200 million in the next coronavirus relief bill to, among other things, expand telehealth programs at home and in…
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The Legal Case for Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement
Although this may soon change, home health providers remain limited in using telehealth technologies in their day-to-day operations. In March, Congress made it clear through the CARES Act that the…
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•American Heart Association (AHA)
New COVID-19 Stroke Guidelines Stress Support for Telehealth, mHealth
New guidelines for stroke triage published in the AHA’s Stroke journal call on first responders to use telehealth and mHealth to screen and diagnose patients and ensure…
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Medicare considering making telehealth expansion permanent, Verma says
May 27, 2020By Rich Daly, HFMA senior writer and editor Medicare considering making telehealth expansion permanent, Verma says Medicare is reviewing whether to make telehealth waivers permanent.…
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New CMS Medicare Advantage Rule Creates Incentives for Providers to Invest in Telehealth
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it has finalized changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D. The changes — detailed in a…
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CMS expands telehealth options for Medicare Advantage plans
A final rule published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday would allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover more specialties through telehealth. By ELISE REUTER Post…
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CMS Finalizes Telehealth Reimbursement for MA Plans, ESRD Patients
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule on expanded telehealth coverage for members in Medicare Advantage plans and those living with end-stage…
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New Bill Aims to Give FQHCs, RHCs Relief From Telehealth Paperwork
The bill aims to fix language in the CARES Act that expands Medicare coverage for telehealth, but swamps it in paperwork and in some cases enables clinics…
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