Posts Tagged ‘telemedicine reimbursement’
CMS Proposes Permanently Covering Audio-Only Telehealth for Mental Health Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released its proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule, which includes payment rates for Medicare next year, as well as several other policy proposals that might impact physicians. Among them, CMS wants to make permanent Medicare coverage of audio-only mental health services via telehealth. Many patients until now…
Read MoreTelemedicine Gains Traction in the Age of COVID-19
A recent survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins, a physician recruitment firm, found that nearly half of doctors are using telemedicine to treat patients as the COVID-19 pandemic changes how they deliver healthcare. That is up from just 18 percent when a similar survey was conducted in 2018. It’s not just physicians who are turning to…
Read MoreOIG Plans to Focus on Medicare Part B Payments for Telemedicine
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, (HHS OIG) recently announced a new project designed to review Medicare Part B payments for telemedicine services. It’s part of the OIG’s Work Plan initiatives released last November and updated monthly. Among the June/July updates, the agency noted it will be looking to see…
Read MoreTelemedicine gaining acceptance among payors
Although not entirely embraced by insurers, telemedicine is slowly becoming a more acceptable means of providing care. Even the federal government is starting to recognize telemedicine’s benefits. Earlier this month, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed increasing telehealth coverage by adding new CPT codes for services beginning January 1, 2017 as part…
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