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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. Private payers, Medicaid, and Medicare initiated widespread telehealth reimbursement approvals.

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Former CMS chief of staff previews 4 areas of value-based care in 2022

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Health providers quickly pivoted to make the most of temporary telehealth flexibilities when the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020. While Congress and CMS have considered permanently expanding access to telehealth and virtual care, there is a big price tag attached.

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MedPAC members weigh future of telehealth coverage

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In a virtual public meeting this past Friday, members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission discussed how – and whether – to permanently expand telehealth in Medicare. Before the pandemic, Medicare's physician fee schedule covered a limited set of telehealth services in rural locations.

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Sun River Health shifts 67% of its visits to telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Sun River's 64 health center sites (including both directly operated FQHCs and sub-recipient sites) serve more than 245,000 patients annually in both urban and rural medically underserved communities. There are many vendors of telemedicine technology and services on the health IT market today. THE PROBLEM. " MARKETPLACE.

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The Future of Hospitals in Post-COVID America (Part 1): The Market Response

Henry Kotula

Arguably, the nation’s public health defenses should anticipate global pandemics and apply resources. Instead, COVID-19 hit the public healthcare infrastructure suddenly and hard. Investments they made previously in care management, technology and social. better preventive care. ? of a charging Gray Rhino.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

In each region, the NYS Department of Health (DOH) will contract with a HERO entity, which may be an existing entity or a new corporate entity formed by regional participants, including MCOs, primary care and other clinical and community-based providers, QEs, SDHNs and others. Elsewhere? That’s progressive.

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Video: Farzad Mostashari on patient engagement, ‘physician ACOs’

Meaningful HIT News

As I alluded to earlier, I was leaving the press room one afternoon at HIMSS14, and there I see former national health IT coordinator Dr. Farzad Mostashari hanging around Gregg Masters and Dr. Pat Salber of Health Innovation Media.