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Sep 4, 2020 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

White House Seeks to Sustain Increased Medicare Telehealth Coverage

The executive order calls upon HHS to cement expanded Medicare telehealth coverage and improve rural health care infrastructure. A new executive order from the White House is…

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Sep 4, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

Executive Order Signals Increased Support for Telehealth Expansion

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on August 3 that aims to expand telehealth access to Medicare beneficiaries beyond the coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) period.…

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Sep 4, 2020 Telehealth

How CMS Changes, Trump’s Executive Order Affect Telehealth Coverage

Alongside President Trump’s call for more rural telehealth coverage, CMS’ proposed 2021 Physician Fee Schedule could keep the momentum going for connected health. But is it enough?…

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Sep 4, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS: True Telehealth Change Will Require Congressional Action

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new rule that would make certain COVID-19-related telehealth flexibilities introduced over the past few months permanent for Medicare…

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Sep 4, 2020 aTouchAway

Telehealth seems here to stay – so how can it be improved?

Providers say there are a number of logistical, regulatory and educational hurdles that must be overcome for telehealth to reach its potential. After the coronavirus began spreading…

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Sep 4, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS expands telehealth coverage in physician fee rule following Trump executive order

Dive Brief: President Donald Trump late Monday signed an executive order directing the administration to permanently extend Medicare’s broader telehealth coverage after the public health emergency, and CMS followed…

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Sep 4, 2020 FAQ

Top Ten Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs for 2021

On August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a number of clarifications and proposals on remote patient monitoring (RPM) services reimbursed under…

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Sep 4, 2020 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Special Bulletin: White House Releases Executive Order on Improving Rural Health and Telehealth Access

The White House Aug. 3 issued an executive order on “improving rural health and telehealth access.” The order includes directives to: launch a new payment model for rural health…

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Sep 4, 2020 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

HEALTH CARE BRIEFING: Trump to Sign Boost for Rural Health Care

Doctors treating patients virtually can provide new services, such as emergency visits, eye exams, and certain mental health visits, after the pandemic subsides under an executive order…

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Sep 4, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

3 Developments As Trump Orders Lasting Telehealth Changes

Law360 (August 3, 2020, 11:07 PM EDT) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered a potentially long-term extension of reimbursements for telehealth services that have exploded in…

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Sep 4, 2020 Physician Fee Schedule

CMS Proposes to Boost Office Visit Pay, Expand Telehealth Coverage

Among the many changes proposed in the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule rule were telehealth coverage expansions, permanent COVID-19 flexibilities, and higher values for office/outpatient visits. August 04,…

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Sep 4, 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - Medicare

CMS proposes changes to docs’ Medicare payments for 2021, including payment cuts for some specialties

Federal health officials released a proposed rule late Monday that sets 2021 Medicare payment rates for physicians and includes changes to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. The Centers for…

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Sep 4, 2020 Telehealth

The benefits of remote patient monitoring technologies

Hospitals & Healthcare investigates remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies, how these are influencing the development of healthcare so that it is increasingly centred around the patient experience,…

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Sep 4, 2020 aTouchAway

Home-Based Medical Care Can Reduce Hospitalizations and Lower Costs — But It’s Still Underutilized

While home-based medical care has been shown to reduce hospitalization rates and lower costs for both homebound and non-homebound populations alike, it continues to be drastically underutilized…

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Sep 3, 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set

CMS Releases E&M Updates, Expands Telehealth, Makes ACO Changes

Among the changes announced this week include the expanded use of telehealth in Medicare, giving payment parity to hospital outpatient surgery centers, simplifying evaluation and management codes,…

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