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Practice Alert: Proposed CMS Reimbursement for LMFTs, LPCs, Addiction Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers & Others

Telebehavioral Health Institute

See Medicare Telehealth Reimbursement: Act Introduced to Allow Counselors to be Reimbursed by Medicare and the heated discussion inspired in this TBHI Blog. Medicare plays a critical role in implementing these new behavioral health proposals, with almost $1 trillion in claims and providing benefits to more than 63 million Americans.

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Virtual Reality Applications in Workers’ Compensation Reviews

Advanced Medical Reviews

Until very recently, only the video game industry saw much success with commercial VR products, but advancements in the accessibility of this technology have spurred innovative applications of VR in the healthcare industry. Restrictive telehealth payment rules under programs like Medicare.

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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019

Enzyme Health

Medicare currently covers many telehealth services depending on coverage level and geography, but still faces some restrictions, with Medicare Advantage plan beneficiaries (about 14 million patients) receiving the broadest access ( ATA Telehealth Basics ). In a recent survey, 96% of U.S.

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The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

Playing a crucial role in hospital-at-home programs, these technologies complement in-home visits and provide patients with a complete range of hospital services, including mental health, nephrology, and case management.

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Weekender 8/2/19

HIStalk Weekender

CMS announces a pilot project to display a patient’s claims data to Medicare fee-for-service providers. It appears that it only gives them data for Medicare FFS patients. Only about 60% of Medicare patients are still in FFS, and think about how any one provider’s patients come from a variety of commercial and public payers.

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The 2020 Amwell Client Awards

American Well

As the virus began to spread across the United States, Verizon expanded the LiveHealth Online benefit to its associate (union) employees and pre-Medicare retirees. some primary care services, post-op visits, and a virtual pain management clinic.?Since Children’s Health in Dallas.

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150 top places to work in healthcare

Henry Kotula

For employees over 55 years old, the hospital offers free Medicare and health claims assistance. The Dallas Morning News also named The Medicus Firm among the Top 100 Places to Work in 2016, and Staffing Industry Analysts honored it as a Fastest Growing Healthcare Staffing Firm the same year. Medline Industries (Northfield, Ill.).