•Telehealth
Physicians in favor of permanent telehealth expansion
At the same time, a new report finds, stakeholders should not ignore the limitations of current virtual care models. By Kat Jercich May 27, 2021 10:43 AM…
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Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.
•Remote Patient Monitoring
Remote monitoring device acceptance has increased compared to pre-pandemic levels
Many patients remain skeptical of remote patient monitoring devices, which have seen a heavy uptake due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic forced a shift away…
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•Physician Fee Schedule
CMS Releases 2022 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Rule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule on July 13. This rule…
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•Telehealth
CMS proposes to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model nationwide
Public and private providers are keen on expanding their home health programs after seeing how well it worked during the pandemic. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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•Telehealth
Alaska senators introduce Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act
Alaska Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski last week introduced the Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act. The legislation aims to permanently expand access to telehealth beyond…
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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
What we’ve learned about using telehealth to reach older adults during COVID-19
As COVID-19 case counts rose and sheltering in place became a public health mandate, telehealth use skyrocketed nationwide as previous regulatory restrictions were lifted and providers and…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
CMS proposes extension of Medicare telehealth coverage
Provider groups are not happy with the payment adjustment included — a 3.75% reduction to the conversion factor due to budget neutrality requirements — and will likely…
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•Telehealth
CMS Expands Telehealth Coverage in Proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule
The proposal includes expanding Medicare coverage for telehealth services that address mental health and substance abuse issues and extending most COVID-19 freedoms until the end of 2023,…
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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
CMS Proposes New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes: What You Need to Know
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new category of digital health services—Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)—to complement the existing suite of Remote Physiological…
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•Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare
Telehealth – Here to Stay (At Least for Now): CMS Considers Permanent Expansion of Telehealth Services in Proposed Rule
On July 13, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its annual proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Among the 1,747 pages of proposals, one notable…
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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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•Reimbursement
22 States Changed Policies to Include Pandemic Telehealth Coverage
A Commonwealth Fund study finds that states altered their policies surrounding audio-only telehealth, cost-sharing, and provider reimbursement to improve telehealth coverage during the coronavirus pandemic. By Victoria Bailey…
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•Telehealth
How to Increase Provider Utilization of Remote Patient Monitoring
Increasing provider utilization in remote patient monitoring starts with effective backend processes and leaning into technologies that they already trust. By Kelsey Waddill July 05, 2021 – Remote patient monitoring…
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