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Congress Considers Multiple Telehealth Bills
Legislative changes are occurring at both the federal and at the state level pertaining to the use of telehealth coverage. The Medicare Telehealth Parity Act and the…
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Telehealth-friendly CHRONIC Care Act Passes First Senate Hurdle
The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 is set for review by the Senate!!!!! If the bill is approved…
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CBO Greenlights Expanded Medicare Coverage of Telehealth
The continues battle to overcome telehealth coverage challenges for Medicare beneficiaries is looking brighter…. For the first time in many years the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is…
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Economic burden of hospitalizations of Medicare
Great study emphasizing the financial cost hospital encounter with readmission for Congestive Heart Failure ( CHF) Medicare patients. May 10, 2017 by Meredith Kilgore,1 Harshali K Patel,2 Adrian Kielhorn,2 Juan F…
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Senate bill expands use of telehealth, remote patient monitoring
May 7, 2017 by Greg Slabodkin Six U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to remove barriers to the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring for Medicare…
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act bill
Widening coverage for telehealth services for chronic conditions such as CHF and COPD is the aim of Amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act, aka “Helping Expand Access to Rural Telemedicine Act of…
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GAO issues report on telehealth and remote patient monitoring in Medicare: Highlights
Extensive supporting data per State evaluates Medicare reimbursement and coverage for telehealth and remote patient monitoring service models. April 14, 2017 Source Government Accountability Office [pdf-embedder url=”https://drmiltie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GAO-17-365-Highlights-Health-Care_-Telehealth-and-Remote-Patient-Monitoring-Use-in-Medicare-and-Selected-Federal-Programs-684116-Highlight-Sheet.pdf”…
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GAO issues report on telehealth and remote patient monitoring in Medicare
Extensive supporting data per State evaluates Medicare reimbursement and coverage for telehealth and remote patient monitoring service models. April 14, 2017 Source Government Accountability Office [pdf-embedder url=”https://drmiltie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/GAO-17-365-HEALTH-CARE_-Telehealth-and-Remote-Patient-Monitoring-Use-in-Medicare-and-Selected-Federal-Programs-684115.pdf”…
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Senate telemedicine bill CHRONIC introduced to expand services to chronic conditions, at-home care
Expanding Medicare Advantage coverage of telemedicine services including telehealth delivered at home is a constant topic for the Senate!!!! April 07, 2017 by Heather Mack Federal standards for…
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CPT manual lists 79 codes that can be billed if telemedicine used
Payment eligibility for telemedicine services continues to grow. As of January of this year Medicare added a new place of service (POS) code. POS code 02 can…
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7.1M Patients Use Remote Monitoring, Connected Medical Devices
The use of remote patient monitoring platforms continues to grow primarily because it enables patients to take more action in the care of their health. February 13,…
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22 Key Facts About Physician CCM Billing
Great FAQ’s on how to bill for CPT code 99487, 99489 and 99490 January 18th 2017 by The Remington Report Inc Frequently Asked Questions about Physician Billing for Chronic…
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ACO bill’s telehealth, skilled nursing provisions a ‘positive step,’ groups say
The ACO Improvement Act of 2016 is aimed at improving Medicare coverage for ACO’s by potentially decreasing the restrictions regarding where telehealth services are furnished. September 26,…
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CMS Proposes New Medicare Telehealth Coding Rules
Baby steps, one new POS code granted for telehealth services!!!! August 8, 2016 by Nathaniel M. Lacktman and Thomas B. Ferrante The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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