Continue Education Journal

JUNE 12, 2019

Telehealth and Telemedicine Definition. We often hear telehealth and telemedicine used interchangeably, so let’s set the record straight – telehealth is the umbrella term that refers to medical services that healthcare practitioners provide to patients from a distance. Telehealth in 2019.

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Telemedicine Telehealth mHealth Psychiatry 160

care innovations

JANUARY 16, 2019

It’s official: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2019 fee schedule is in effect as of January 1, 2019, bringing with it three new CPT codes that allow for expanded reimbursement for remote care services. 2019 CMS Fee Schedule Changes: Potential Is High; Awareness Is Low.

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Remote care Telehealth mHealth Telemedicine 45

care innovations

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Just as it did for the 2018 calendar year , the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking to further expand reimbursement for remote patient monitoring, virtual visits and other telehealth services as part of its proposed 2019 Medicare physician fee schedule.

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Medicare Remote care Telemedicine Meaningful Use 40

eVisit

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

November 1, 2018 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) made a significant step in overcoming this obstacle. It announced its finalization of “ Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019 ”.

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Medicare Telehealth Mobile Health Remote care 80

care innovations

JANUARY 2, 2019

As government agencies like the CMS and VA expanded access to telehealth towards the goal of extending care into rural areas, industry leaders like Care Innovations® announced a series of breakthroughs with exciting implications for the years to come. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement.

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Remote care Telehealth Leadership Medicare 40

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

He said that in January 2019 – more than a year before the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated, in short order, an even bigger, more sustained and more widespread scaling up of virtual care services than could ever have been imagined two years ago. How to shore up telehealth cybersecurity. How to navigate a new policy landscape.

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Telehealth eHealth Connected Health Health Policy 199

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One of the great use cases for telemedicine has proven to be mental health. In addition to a shortage of clinicians to provide care, there often are other barriers to access, which include cost and transportation issues. Rarely does mental health require in-person tests. Taking vitals is not necessary.

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Mental health Telehealth Psychiatry Public Health 132