Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In the latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed for the first time a set of CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring. These codes, according to the proposal, are intended to be used to understand the effectiveness of and the patient's response to a prescribed therapy.

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Henry Kotula

JUNE 14, 2020

In reviewing state telehealth policies during COVID-19 , all states have implemented temporary executive orders or released guidance on telehealth access—although with significant variations. Proper personnel with appropriate training are key to a high-functioning telehealth system along with support from information technology specialists.

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GlobalMed

JULY 8, 2019

Find out your state reimbursement policy. Every state Medicaid program provides reimbursement for some form of live video in Medicaid fee-for-service; some also reimburse for store-and-forward telemedicine and/or remote patient monitoring (RPM.) Identify suitable Medicaid patients in your practice.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 16, 2023

They also obtain public health data by ZIP code and data from a Health Information Exchange (HIE). That data can reveal important information that might not make it into the patient’s own record, such as an emergency room visit. Similarly, lead levels in children are tied to both race and income.

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Health Populi

MAY 7, 2024

Thus, the survey looked across 26 factors of worry well beyond cost — including social determinants and drivers of health like obesity, alcohol use, poverty, and social isolation, along with health system factors such as unequal access to health care, inaccurate or misleading health information, and ageism and age discrimination.

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