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Apr 6, 2019 Blog

Home Care Providers Look Ahead as Medicare Advantage Evolution Continues

Home care providers slow to chase Medicare Advantage business opportunities may now be motivated to speed up their pursuits. Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

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Apr 5, 2019 Blog

CMS finalizes policies to bring innovative telehealth benefit to Medicare Advantage

CMS finalizes policies to bring innovative telehealth benefit to Medicare AdvantageFinal Rule will strengthen popular Medicare private health insurance plans, expand telehealth access for patients, and improve…

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Apr 5, 2019 Blog

CMS Finalizes Expanded Medicare Advantage Telehealth Coverage

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday finalized new guidance that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to expand coverage of telehealth services. Beginning in…

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Apr 5, 2019 Blog

CMS expands Medicare Advantage telehealth benefits

The CMS finalized a rule on Friday that would give Medicare Advantage plans more flexibility to offer additional telehealth services to seniors as part of their basic…

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Apr 4, 2019 Blog

CMS Tweaks CPT Code for Remote Monitoring, Giving mHealth a Boost

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has adjusted a new CPT code for remote patient monitoring, giving providers more leeway in using mHealth for chronic care…

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Mar 25, 2019 Blog

Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

Telehealth’s Role in Digital Transformation Telehealth is part of a larger digital transformation in healthcare. Care that used to take place only in brick-and-mortar settings can now…

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Mar 4, 2019 Blog

Telehealth: A Path to Virtual Integrated Care

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Feb 14, 2019 Blog

Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model

Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) is a voluntary, five-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency health care needs…

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Feb 5, 2019 Blog

CMS Will Increase Access to Telehealth as Part of Value-Based Insurance Model

A couple of weeks ago, CMS announced four new interventions, including Telehealth Networks, that will be tested as part of a Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model for…

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Jan 23, 2019 American Medical Association (AMA)

5 tips to succeed with remote patient monitoring

Adopting the latest technological advances that can take your practice to a new level can also seem like a daunting task. And data show that physicians can…

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Jan 18, 2019 Blog

CMS Again Moves to Expand Telehealth Coverage Under Medicare Advantage

The federal government on Friday unveiled a series of new test benefits that certain Medicare Advantage plans can offer, including expanded telehealth coverage — marking yet another…

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Jan 18, 2019 Blog

CMS Pushes Telehealth to Replace Some In-Person Visits in MA Plans

CMS is updating its Value-Based Insurance Design model of care to allow telehealth to replace certain in-person medical visits in Medicare Advantage plans. By Eric Wicklund January…

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Dec 28, 2018 Blog

AAFP Says CMS Changes Could Tilt the Scales to DTC Telehealth

The American Academy of Family Physicians says proposed changes to Medicare Advantage plans will improve members’ access to telehealth, but they may also support direct-to-consumer channels at…

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Dec 28, 2018 Blog

Telehealth Trends in the New Year

Recognizing the potential for virtual care to expand access to healthcare for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is increasingly facilitating…

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Dec 21, 2018 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

CMS Announces ACO Overhaul, Enhances Telehealth Options

CMS has released new rules overhauling Medicare’s accountable care organizations (ACO) program. Called “Pathways to Success,” the new policies shorten risk-free periods and offer more regulatory flexibility,…

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