AHIP: Americans Want Congress To Make Telehealth Capabilities Permanent
To address challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, state and federal governments provided temporary waivers and flexibilities to make telehealth more available for consumers. Now, Americans want the government to make these provisions permanent, a new survey shows. The survey was published Thursday by advocacy group America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). It was fielded in October by NORC […]
CMS Finalizes Changes for Telehealth Services for 2023
On November 1, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule. As finalized, some of the most significant telehealth policy changes include: According to the September 2021 Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot, telehealth services have increased more than 30-fold since the start of the PHE and have been utilized […]
Telehealth Requires Efforts to Improve Access to Reach Full Potential
Regions with limited healthcare resources may not benefit from telehealth expansion, prompting the need for efforts to improve access, a new JAMA Network Open study finds. Throughout the recent expansion of telehealth, researchers continuously gained insight into new methods for reaching areas with limited amounts of healthcare resources, highlighting many areas and populations facing limited healthcare resources. The […]
What is the Future of Remote Medical Monitoring?
Due to the frequent occurrence of life-threatening diseases and the use of low-cost, real-time patient monitoring systems by healthcare professionals, it is estimated that by 2027, the international market for multi parameter patient monitoring will exceed 6.1 billion dollars. 1. Remote patient monitoring widely used in the Covid-19 pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the […]
Will telehealth billing change in 2023?
Q: Are there any changes to the telehealth billing in 2023? A: For CY 2023, Medicare is finalizing a number of policies related to services, including making several services that are temporarily available as telehealth services for the Public Health Emergency (PHE) available at least through CY 2023. This allows additional time for the collection of […]
RPM Must Be in the Standard of Care for Diabetes, Kaiser Physician Says
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. More than 37 million U.S. adults live with this chronic condition, which can cause a variety of complications, such as stroke, kidney disease, heart disease and blindness. To help address this epidemic, Dr. Sos Mboijana argued in a recent interview that providers should incorporate remote patient monitoring (RPM) into the standard of care for diabetes. […]
7 Ways Chronic Care Management Improves Hospitals & Clinics ROI
Hospitals that don’t make money often end up shut down. While care quality is important, clinics and hospitals that aren’t profitable have no future. To ensure that isn’t the case, chronic care management solutions like virtual care and remote patient monitoring services are necessary to keep facilities in the green. Here’s how they help improve ROI for […]
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2023 Released
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the calendar year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in the Federal Register for November 18, 2022. Some of the key provisions contained in the final rule include (and are effective on January 1, 2023): Medicare Telehealth Services Evaluation & Management (E&M) Visits Behavioral Health Chronic Pain […]
Senate Approves Resolution to End COVID-19 National Emergency Declaration
On November 15, the Senate approved a resolution to end the national emergency concerning COVID-19 declared by the president on March 13, 2020. The resolution was approved by a bipartisan vote of 62–36, with 13 Democrats joining all present Republicans in voting for the resolution. While ending the national emergency is different than ending the public health […]
Prioritize a healthy workforce with access to virtual care
Telehealth has quickly become one of our nation’s most essential health care services — a safe and low-cost way to access care. Millions of users have now experienced and embraced what telehealth has to offer. Many won’t go back to traditional ways of getting care, including your employees. To meet the evolving preferences of your […]
Despite Challenges, Telehealth Can Provide Effective Cardiovascular Care
A recently published scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) states that although there are existing challenges related to technology access, telehealth can effectively provide cardiovascular care as well as reduce costs, improve care quality, and increase access to care. AHA is a voluntary organization focused on improving heart disease and stroke care. In its scientific statement, […]
CONGRESS PRESSED TO EXTEND PRE-DEDUCTIBLE TELEHEALTH WAIVER
More than 350 stakeholders representing major employer, patient, provider, and payer groups are urging a lame-duck Congress to extend into 2023 a waiver allowing employers to cover telehealth services for their employees before they spend down their deductible. The waiver, which loosens rules for employees’ pre-tax contributions to health savings accounts, was included in the […]
Government Watchdog Agency Signs Off On CMS Home Health Final Payment Rule
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has signed off on the home health payment rule finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last month. After its review, the GAO found that CMS appropriately determined the impact of the difference between assumed versus actual behavior change on estimated aggregate expenditures for home health payments. “GAO […]