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Telehealth Reimbursement: End-of-Pandemic Emergency Update

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Based on current COVID-19 recovery trends, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that the US federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers will end on May 11, 2023. They can receive care from their homes rather than traveling to a health care facility.

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DEA officially extends remote EPCS flexibilities for 6 months

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services said it would temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities for the prescription of certain controlled medications granted under the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, which is set to expire on May 11.

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Telepsychiatry will continue to grow – and become the house call of yesteryear

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Regarding telepsychiatry, she says in 2024: 1. Telehealth will continue to grow because it fills a void in the mental health space by creating improved access for many individuals who lacked this access previously. The first of your three predictions for telepsychiatry in 2024 concerns access.

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5 Key Insights on RPM Codes & Billing for Maximizing Patient Access to Remote Care

Clear Arch Health

In order to get the most out of telehealth opportunities for improving patient care, providers need to understand the requirements established by CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), as well as how to correctly bill for fees. And, this requirement is not applicable to remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM).

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Telehealth, RPM, and the End of PHE: Where to From Here?

Clear Arch Health

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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Telehealth, RPM, and the End of PHE: Where to From Here?

Clear Arch Health

This Clear Arch Health podcast episode features American Telemedicine Association (ATA) leadership (Ann Mond Johnson, CEO and Kyle Zebley, Sr. VP of Public Policy) talking about telehealth, the end of the Public Health Emergency, and virtual care going forward. Listen and read the full text here!

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Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even with the public health emergency declared over, a federal budget agreement signed into law in late 2022 extended waivers through the end of 2024. It’s widely believed that both CMS and private insurers will ultimately put into place some type of permanent reimbursement for care-at-home, including hospital-at-home.

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