Four plus new CPT codes can now to be used to get reimbursement for telehealth services. November 16, 2017 by Emily Wein While arguably late to the telehealth game, long term care and post-acute care providers are now key players in telehealth as its benefits become more and more apparent for their patients and business models. […]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule increases reimbursement options for telehealth services. November 15, 2017 by Department of Health and Human Services [pdf-embedder url=”https://telehealth.today/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CMS-Physician-Fee-Schedule-Final-Rule-for-2018-1.pdf” title=”CMS Physician Fee Schedule – Final Rule for 2018″]
CMS continues to make gradual adjustments to hospital payment system and schedules, among the changes are codes added for remote patient monitoring services. November 7, 2017 by Frost Brown Todd As usual, this year CMS did not disappoint, having just issued several final rules for the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), as well as the Outpatient […]
Starting in 2018 CMS will support and reimburse providers using telehealth technologies to remotely monitor patients from their homes using digital devices to capture vital signs such as, blood pressure and glucose levels. Additionally included with these changes by CMS is the unbundled payment for CPT code 99091 which will now permit providers to get […]
The 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment is all about improving the continuous care of patients. This is why codes to increase the use for telehealth services among the healthcare community continue to be updated and added. November 11, 2007 by CMS Final Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar […]
Different measures to improve the healthcare outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries are unanimously approved by the Ways and Means Committee. September 29, 2017 by LocalLabs News Service The House Ways and Means recently approved three pieces of bipartisan legislation geared toward improving the Medicare program, a committee release said. One of the measures, the Stark Administrative […]
The Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017 eliminates barriers in the use of telehealth technologies which will form a more care at home and less institutional type of chronic condition management for patients. September 28, 2017 by SmartBrief The Senate unanimously approved the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary […]
The passing of the CHRONIC Care Act = reimbursement for Medicare and MA plans. September 28, 2017 by Emily Rappleye The Senate passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday night to improve care coordination for patients with multiple chronic conditions. The bill, the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act of 2017, aims to […]
Barriers in the use of telehealth services and technologies for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have now been eliminated with the Senate passing the Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017. September 28, 2017 by Evan Sweeny The Senate’s passage of the CHRONIC Care Act, introduced by Sen. […]
The Chronic Care Act receives full endorsement by the Senate. The approval of this bill will improve the quality of care for high-cost Medicare chronic patients. Additional benefits the bill provision includes are the use of telehealth services in patient’s home, Medicare reimbursement for telestroke patients, extending telehealth services to Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Medicare […]
The CHRONIC Care Act will allow more care at home and less institutions care for chronic ill patients. September 27, 2017 by OAN Newsroom A bill to help chronic health sufferers passes by the Senate. Lawmakers are coming together to reform Medicare by passing the CHRONIC Care Act. The legislation was brought up for a […]
The (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 passing this week by the Senate benefits chronic ill patients and lowers Medicare cost but, even more importantly, is it streamlines care coordination between all parties involved in the care of the patient by using telehealth services and technologies. September 27, 2017 by Alicia Ault The Senate yesterday unanimously […]
Finally, the CHRONIC Care Act receives the green light from the Senate!!!!! September 27, 2017 by Eric Wicklund The Senate unanimously passes the CHRONIC Care Act of 2017, while the Congressional Budget Office gives high marks to another telehealth bill that targets Medicare Advantage coverage. A bill to boost telehealth coverage in Medicare Advantage plans […]
The State of Florida start push for reimbursement parity for services provided via teleheath! September 21, 2017 by Eric Wicklund Florida’s Telehealth Advisory Council has issued a draft report on telehealth policy for the state, at the same time that a bill is introduced to turn many of those recommendations into law. One of the […]
The Increasing Telehealth Access to Medicare Act ( H.R. 3727) attaining approval by Congress will reform Medicare Advantage plans and remove location limitation for the use of telehealth services. Another telehealth bill in the books!!!!! September 13, 2017 by Congressman Diane Black represents Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District. Washington, D.C. – Today, the Increasing Telehealth Access to Medicare […]