Telehealth

11 Nov 2022

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CO-LED BY THE ATA AND ATA ACTION, 115 STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS SIGNED A LETTER TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DEA SEEKING PERMANENCY FOR TELEHEALTH

WASHINGTON, DC, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action co-led a letter, along with the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), urging the Biden administration and the DEA to take action to ensure the vulnerable cohort of patients now remotely accessing clinically appropriate care do not […]

Federal government makes a push for community health centers to provide virtual health services beyond the pandemic

10 Nov 2022

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Therapy teams take note: CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

It’s that time of year again! Medicare has released the calendar year 2023 final rule related to Medicare Part B, which is impacted by the physician fee schedule and determines rates and coding updates for your rehab providers. So what should your therapist know regarding the conversion factor, telehealth provisions, audiology services and remote therapeutic monitoring codes? […]

How new medical codes can boost use of digital therapeutic tools

10 Nov 2022

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How new medical codes can boost use of digital therapeutic tools

The growing and continuing physician interest in using digital health tools is being supported by a steadily developing regulatory framework and an infrastructure that creates a pathway to payment while defining how devices and software can help treat, manage and prevent disease. An AMA physician survey (PDF), conducted every three years, finds adoption of digital health tools […]

Telehealth and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

10 Nov 2022

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Final CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Some Telehealth Flexibilities Post-PHE

On November 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its annual final rule updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2023, which included various changes related to the provision of telehealth, including implementing telehealth provisions included within the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, and extending coverage through the end of CY […]

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9 Nov 2022

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Managing Type 2 Diabetes With Telehealth

Type 2 Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects over 400 million individuals worldwide, and can lead to major health issues if not properly managed. In recent years there have been significant advances in the treatments available for people with diabetes. Thanks to new technologies, such as telehealth, outcomes for patients living with the disease […]

9 Nov 2022

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2023 MPFS final rule eliminates E/M observation codes, extends telehealth waivers

CMS is moving ahead with major changes to evaluation and management (E/M) services, telehealth, coverage of dental services, and more in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. The rule, released November 1, also includes updates to vaccine payments and quality and reporting programs. E/M CMS finalized its proposals to bring E/M coding and guidelines […]

9 Nov 2022

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2023 MPFS final rule eliminates E/M observation codes, extends telehealth waivers

OIG audits telehealth home services, studies HHAs’ pandemic strategies

8 Nov 2022

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Centura Health blends RPM, carts and Epic EHR for expanded telehealth

For more than a century, Centura Health, based in Centennial, Colorado, has strived to define whole person care. The organization says it improves lives and strengthens communities by honoring the mind, body and spirit in equal measure. Further, it says it understands the way care is provided is as meaningful as the care itself, which […]

Industry Voices—Will the country choose virtual care post-COVID-19 Yes—but only if it's better

8 Nov 2022

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Advocacy in action: Supporting telehealth

What’s at stake Before the pandemic hit in March 2020, the Medicare program only paid for telehealth services in very limited circumstances: COVID-19 sparked policy change and led to dramatic increases in adoption of telehealth by patients and physicians. Early in the pandemic, with strong support from the AMA, such restrictions on coverage for telehealth services were […]

AMA adopts policies to advance telehealth, close digital divide and tackle prior authorization burdens

7 Nov 2022

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4 must-haves for doctors to stick with telehealth

With physician burnout at all all-time high, physicians are searching for ways to provide high-quality patient care while easing some of the burdens prevalent in medicine today. “Never before has there been a greater need to be able to leverage digital solutions and technologies to help really meet the need of helping to ensure that the […]

CMS Releases Final 2023 Physician Fee Schedule

4 Nov 2022

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CMS Releases Final 2023 Physician Fee Schedule

This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Calendar Year 2023 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule. The final rule includes several National Council and RCPA recommended priorities. These are wins for mental health and substance use care organizations that will help expand access to care by strengthening the workforce. RCPA recommends […]

3 Nov 2022

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CMS physician fee schedule rule cuts payments, expands telehealth reimbursement past 2023

2 Nov 2022

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CMS physician fee schedule rule cuts payments, expands telehealth reimbursement past 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released on Tuesday the final physician fee schedule rule that sets out payment rates for 2022. The rule also includes several provisions that aim to expand flexibility for telehealth reimbursement for mental health. CMS had expanded flexibility for providers to get Medicare reimbursement for telehealth at the onset […]

2 Nov 2022

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IT’S FINAL: PHYSICIAN PAYMENTS TAKE A BIG CUT FOR 2023, EXPECT A REDUCED ACCESS TO CARE THEY SAY

Physician payment cuts are coming, significant changes to E/M services are finalized, and key reporting revisions are hitting telehealth and audio-only services, according to the final 2023 Medicare physician fee schedule. Proposed payment cuts that drew vocal criticism from physician advocacy groups will move forward as planned, as CMS announced a 4.5% reduction to the 2023 Medicare Part B […]

Doc Groups Unhappy With 4.5% Cut in the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule

2 Nov 2022

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Doc Groups Unhappy With 4.5% Cut in the 2023 Medicare Fee Schedule Final Rule

WASHINGTON — Physician groups expressed concerns over what one group called a “substantial” decrease in Medicare fee-for-service physician payments under a final rule for 2023 issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule includes a 4.5% decrease in the conversion factor — the multiplier that Medicare applies to […]

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