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Jul 20, 2018 •Blog

Virtual care reimbursement proposed by Medicare: 5 things to know

Written by Julie Spitzer | July 17, 2018 | CMS made a series of suggestions to expand telehealth in its latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program,…

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Jul 20, 2018 •Blog

Telehealth Advocates Respond to CMS ‘Virtual Visit’ Proposal

July 16, 2018 by David Raths To get around legal restrictions on telehealth reimbursement, CMS expands its definition of ‘communication technology–based services’ Among all the proposed changes…

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Jul 20, 2018 •Blog

Federal Regulatory Developments Brewing in Telehealth

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Two federal agencies – the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) – announced separate initiatives last…

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Jul 14, 2018 •Blog

Telehealth Reimbursement May Be Coming: CMS Proposes Payment for Virtual Visits and Review of Pre-Recorded Images

Virtual Visits for Established Patients The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for the first time, has proposed payment for virtual visits to established patients regardless…

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Jul 14, 2018 •Blog

Telehealth Gets a Boost in Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

Some very good news for the telehealth community can be found amidst the more than 1,400 pages of the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019 (“Proposed Rule”) issued…

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Jul 14, 2018 •Blog

New CMS Incentives for Remote Patient Monitoring and Patient Access

By Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru on July 13, 2018 Posted in Digital Health CMS has issued its 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, containing…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

CMS proposes to overhaul Medicare billing standards, pay for telehealth

By Virgil Dickson | July 12, 2018 (Updated at 7 p.m. ET) The CMS on Thursday proposed paying doctors for virtual visits and overhauling Medicare billing standards it…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

CMS proposes rule to pay for telehealth, lower Part B add-on, allow MA risk to replace MIPS

CMS is also removing 34 process measures from MIPS as these measures are topped out, meaning physicians are already performing highly in these areas. Susan Morse, Senior…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

Medicare Billing Overhaul to Transform E&M Documentation, Expand Telehealth

By Steven Porter | July 13, 2018 The changes were proposed Thursday with updates to the Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program for 2019. For more than…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Date 2018-07-12 Title CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship Contact press@cms.hhs.gov CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

CMS Proposes More Medicare Reimbursement For Telehealth, RPM

CMS’ proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program includes coverage of telehealth-based check-in services and support for remote patient monitoring programs. By Eric Wicklund…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

Telehealth pilot program will improve health outcomes, reduce costs

Telemedicine might date back to the very first phone call ever placed. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell voiced his now famous first words, “Mr. Watson,…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

CMS Proposes Expanded Medicare Telehealth Coverage

By Tim Mullaney | July 12, 2018 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services and to make…

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Jul 13, 2018 •Blog

CMS proposes new rule to boost telehealth payments

The rule would mean the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay doctors for telemedicine visits as well as evaluation of images and videos. By Jonah…

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Jul 5, 2018 •Blog

CMS proposes reimbursing home health agencies for remote patient monitoring

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday announced a proposed rule to allow home health agencies to be reimbursed—for the first time under Medicare—for remote…

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