telehealth
CMS Issues Telecommunications G-Codes for Home Health Reporting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Change Request 12805 that creates new G-codes for reporting home health services furnished by telehealth and to revise Original Medicare systems to process them without affecting payment to the home health agencies (HHAs). In the CY 2023 Home Health Proposed Payment System final rule, CMS […]
Read MoreTelehealth Strategies for the Future
Wednesday, December 7 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern REGISTER Telehealth has expanded rapidly across the health care continuum. When the patient is at the center of implementation and ongoing workflow, benefits of telehealth programs can create connectedness and optimization of health care resources. This program will explore real-life examples of telehealth as well as […]
Read MoreNAHC to Senate: Make Telehealth Access Permanent
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has joined other health care stakeholders in writing a letter to leaders in both parties in the United States Senate, urging them to make permanent the current telehealth flexibilties created to deal with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Expanded access to telehealth durng the PHE has […]
Read MoreCMS Revises PHE Fact Sheets to Reflect Extension for use of Telehealth to Perform HH, Hospice F2F Encounters
Read MoreCMS Revises PHE Fact Sheets to Reflect Extension for use of Telehealth to Perform HH, Hospice F2F Encounters
Read MoreCMS Revises PHE Fact Sheets to Reflect Extension for use of Telehealth to Perform HH, Hospice F2F Encounters
On August 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued extensive materials providing guidance related to the planned phase-out of various waivers, regulations, enforcement discretion, and sub-regulatory guidance that were utilized to ensure access to care and give health care providers the flexibilities needed to respond to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). […]
Read MoreCMS Clarifies Time Frame for Phase Out of F2F Telehealth Flexibilities
Don’t miss fact sheets for home health & hospice at end of this article On August 18, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued extensive materials providing guidance related to the planned phase-out of various waivers, regulations, enforcement discretion, and sub-regulatory guidance that were utilized to ensure access to care and give […]
Read MoreBill to Extend PHE Telehealth Flexibilities Advances in Congress
Legislation to extend telehealth waivers until the end of 2024 passed by the U.S. House of Representatives late last week, offering the hope that this pandemic-related flexibility could be made more permanent and outlive the public health emergency (PHE), which is set to expire in October. The news is notable because it means that these […]
Read MoreBill to Extend PHE Telehealth Flexibilities Advances in Congress
Legislation to extend telehealth waivers until the end of 2024 passed by the U.S. House of Representatives late last week, offering the hope that this pandemic-related flexibility could be made more permanent and outlive the public health emergency (PHE), which is set to expire in October. The news is notable because it means that these […]
Read MoreBill to Extend PHE Telehealth Flexibilities Advances in Congress
Legislation to extend telehealth waivers until the end of 2024 passed by the U.S. House of Representatives late last week, offering the hope that this pandemic-related flexibility could be made more permanent and outlive the public health emergency (PHE), which is set to expire in October. The news is notable because it means that these […]
Read MoreHHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on Nondiscrimination in Telehealth
The guidance provides clarity on how federal nondiscrimination laws require accessibility for people with disabilities and limited English proficient persons in health care provided via telehealth The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice are partnering together to publish guidance on the protections in federal nondiscrimination laws, including […]
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