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Telehealth Billing Largely Met Medicare Requirements During Pandemic

February 21, 2024 - Healthcare providers met Medicare requirements when billing for most evaluation and management (E/M) services provided via telehealth, a new federal report shows. Released this month by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the report aimed to determine whether physicians and other healthcare...

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HHS Final Rule to Solidify Access to OUD Medications via Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will publish a final rule on February 2 that significantly expands access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD), including allowing treatment...

Lawmakers Call on HHS to Collaborate on Telehealth Access Policies

by Anuja Vaidya

A group of lawmakers from the United States House of Representatives and Senate have sent a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work with Congress to maintain expanded...

Maternal Health Collaboration to Employ Virtual Consultations

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving $1.75 million in funding from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Piedmont Health Services (PHS), in partnership with UNC Family Medicine and the Chatham County Public...

HHS: How the End of the PHE Will Impact Telehealth Flexibilities

by Anuja Vaidya

Today marks the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), bringing changes to telehealth flexibilities enacted amid the pandemic. On May 11, the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS)...

DEA Extends Pandemic-Era Waivers for Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances

by Sara Heath

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) have issued a temporary rule that extends COVID-era waivers for the remote prescribing of...

OIG: Medicare Provided Improper Reimbursement for Some Telehealth Services

by Mark Melchionna

Earlier this month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced errors in Medicare reimbursement for some psychotherapy services, including those...

HHS-OIG Releases Toolkit for Assessing Telehealth Billing Risks

by Anuja Vaidya

A newly released federal toolkit aims to help healthcare stakeholders analyze their telehealth claims data to assess program integrity risks. Released last week by the US Department of Health and...

New Federal Telehealth Program Aims to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home

by Mark Melchionna

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), in collaboration with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has launched a...

HHS Proposes Rule to Continue Expanded Access to Virtual OUD Services

by Mark Melchionna

Through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed updates to federal regulations that would allow for the...

OIG Recommends Home Health Agencies Evaluate Telehealth Activity

by Mark Melchionna

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that despite the positive impact of telehealth flexibilities on home health agencies (HHAs), there is a need...

HHS Issues Fraud Alert to Caution Providers Against Telehealth Cons

by Mark Melchionna

To battle telehealth fraud, waste, and abuse, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) composed a special fraud alert that provided guidelines for...

Doctors Outside US Cannot Bill Medicare for Telehealth, Court Confirms   

by Anuja Vaidya

A telehealth company's attempt to strike down a decision stating that virtual care physicians who are outside of the U.S. are not eligible for Medicare reimbursement was dismissed by a federal...

HHS to Distribute $35M to Support Telehealth Expansion for Title X Program

by Anuja Vaidya

The Department of Health and Human Services is providing $35 million in funding to improve and expand the telehealth infrastructure of Title X family planning providers. HHS plans to use the funds,...

HHS Launches Spanish Version of mHealth App, Boosts Care Access for Latinos

by Victoria Bailey

The Department of Health and Human Services has introduced a Spanish version of its mHealth app to improve healthcare access for Latinos and help patients prepare for in-person and telehealth...

HRSA Health Centers to Get $1B for Telehealth, Other Upgrades

by Eric Wicklund

The Biden Administration is shelling out almost $1 billion in American Rescue Plan funding to health centers in every state to support a wide range of projects, including telehealth expansion. In all,...

OIG Defends Recent Telehealth Audits, Recognizes Telefraud Challenges

by Eric Wicklund

Federal authorities are cracking down on telehealth fraud and misuse during the coronavirus pandemic, and that has the attention of advocates who worry that connected health may be getting a bad rap in...

HHS Expands COVID-19 Telehealth Capabilities in PREP Act Amendment

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is expanding the telehealth platform for diagnostic tests and other devices that may be used to address the coronavirus pandemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services...

HRSA Awards Almost $12 Million in Grants to Rural Telehealth Initiatives

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have announced almost $12 million in grants aimed at expanding access to telehealth services in rural parts of the country. The awards are part of more than $35 million being issued...

New HHS Report Makes the Case for Continued Telehealth Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

Federal efforts to expand Medicare’s telehealth coverage during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic “played a critical role in helping to maintain access to primary care...

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