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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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Dec 19, 2018 •Blog

The Evolving Landscape of State Telemedicine Laws and Policies

Editor’s Note: As the demand for telemedicine services continues to grow, states are implementing new policies related to the payment for, and provision of, care via telemedicine…

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Dec 14, 2018 •Blog

What to know about the telehealth upsides of Medicare Advantage plans

Forthcoming policies from CMS will open up the home as a covered site of care in which hospitals can earn payment. Susan Morse, Senior Editor This past…

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Dec 7, 2018 •Blog

What Role Can Telehealth Play in Senior Care?

What Role Can Telehealth Play in Senior Care? | Patient Advice | US News Technological advances may mean more older adults can receive the care they need…

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Dec 6, 2018 •Blog

Modernizing Medicare: CMS Expands Reimbursement for Virtual Care and Telehealth

As part of the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (Final Rule) published on November 23, 2018,1 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took…

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Nov 27, 2018 •Blog

CMS Trumpets Telehealth Potential in Skilled Nursing and Long-Term Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued yet another sign of support for expanding the use of telehealth services in skilled nursing facilities, pointing to…

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Nov 21, 2018 •Blog

Congress Facing Pressure to Pass Telehealth Bill for Senior Care

Connected care advocates are pressuring Congress to pass the RUSH Act, which aims to increase telehealth and telemedicine services in senior care facilities. By Eric Wicklund November…

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Nov 16, 2018 •Blog

Medicare Expands Payment for Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Services

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Nov 15, 2018 •Blog

5 Telehealth Insights from CMS’ Seema Verma

Telehealth is changing the face of healthcare, and Medicare must adapt, said the CMS administrator. Innovation is vital to the evolution and sustainability of the American healthcare…

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Nov 12, 2018 •Blog

CMS Code Gives Docs a Chance to Use Store-and-Forward Telehealth

Beginning next year, CMS will reimburse providers using store-and-forward telehealth (also known as asynchronous telehealth) to analyze and diagnose images sent to them from established patients. By…

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Nov 7, 2018 •Blog

Medicare Telehealth Coverage—Ten Things

Health Update November 07, 2018 Recognizing significant changes in healthcare practice, especially innovations in the active management and ongoing care of chronically ill patients, and patients’ desire…

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Nov 6, 2018 •Blog

Health Care Alert: CMS Rules Expand Use of Telehealth And Remote Patient Monitoring Under Medicare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published two rules designed to promote the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM) under the Medicare…

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Nov 6, 2018 •Blog

Understanding Medicare’s New Remote Evaluation of Pre-Recorded Patient Information (Asynchronous Telemedicine)

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 Starting January 1, 2019, the Medicare program will cover certain medical services delivered via asynchronous telemedicine technologies. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

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Nov 2, 2018 •Blog

CMS to Reimburse Providers for Remote Patient Monitoring Services

CMS has issued its final update to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, including three new CPT codes for reimbursement of remote patient monitoring.…

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