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CMS overhauls Medicare billing, telehealth standards
By Virgil Dickson | November 1, 2018 The CMS on Thursday finalized a rule that will pay doctors for virtual visits and overhaul Medicare billing standards for office…
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CMS will cover virtual care for the first time
Medicare will pay for certain communication technology-based services, the remote evaluation of recorded video and/or images and an expanded list of telehealth services. By Erin Dietsche On…
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CMS finalizes rule for remote patient monitoring reimbursement under Medicare
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said that the remote monitoring change and others would promote care innovation and reduce provider burden. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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CMS Shifting Home Health to Value-Based Payments Under New Model
The finalized Patient-Driven Groupings Model will transition home health agencies to more of a value-based payment system by 2020, CMS announced. November 01, 2018 – CMS recently finalized…
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CMS will pay for remote patient monitoring by home health agencies
By Maria Castellucci | October 31, 2018 The CMS issued a final rule Wednesday that allows home health agencies to bill Medicare for remote patient monitoring. Home health…
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CMS finalizes changes to remote monitoring reimbursement for home health providers
Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, home health providers will be allowed to build the costs of remote monitoring technology into Medicare reimbursement, according to a new rule finalized by…
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CMS Proposes Telehealth Expansion for Medicare Advantage Plans
CMS is proposing to loosen reimbursement and access restrictions on the use of telehealth and telemedicine in Medicare Advantage plans, giving providers more opportunities to use connected…
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CMS Releases Proposed CY20 Medicare Advantage/Part D Rule
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their Contract Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D proposed rule, a wide-ranging proposal that expands…
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Contract Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Proposed Rule (CMS-4185-P)
Contract Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Proposed Rule (CMS-4185-P) On October 26, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a…
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CMS Proposes to Modernize Medicare Advantage, Expand Telehealth Access for Patients
CMS Proposes to Modernize Medicare Advantage, Expand Telehealth Access for Patients Proposed rule would strengthen the popular system for private health insurance plans to provide Medicare coverage,…
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CMS Proposes New Telehealth Guidelines and RADV Extrapolation for MAOs
In Depth The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Friday, October 26, 2018 (the Proposed Rule) addressing expanded telehealth…
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42 CFR Parts 422, 423, 438, and 498
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CMS Moves to Expand Telehealth Coverage Under Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday unveiled a proposal that the agency says will expand telehealth coverage to enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans. Under…
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The AMA helps rather than hurts telehealth
The AMA’s new CPT codes streamline virtual care visits, simplifying and incentivizing telehealth services for mainstream clinical practices. Recently, the American Medical Association revealed the 2019 Current…
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KLAS: Remote patient monitoring reduces admissions, readmissions, ER visits
Remote patient monitoring programs offer multiple clinical and financial benefits, including reducing hospital admissions among patients, according to a new KLAS Research report. KLAS Research partnered with…
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