A new bill before Congress aims to ensure Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic for Medicare Advantage and PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the...
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is taking a cautious approach to permanent telehealth policy, advising lawmakers to extend some emergency rules for telehealth access and coverage up to a few...
Federal officials have selected another 184 emergency healthcare providers to take part in an innovative program that can use telehealth and mHealth to improve care coordination for people dialing...
As federal and state lawmakers look to establish telehealth policy beyond the coronavirus pandemic, much of the conversation will focus on payment parity.
That’s the biggest take-away from a...
Cleveland’s MetroHealth System is partnering with three EMS agencies in a Medicare-based mobile integrated health (MIH) program aimed at bringing virtual care to the patient and reducing...
The American Hospital Association is asking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to hold off on long-term recommendations for telehealth expansion and coverage, saying more analysis is needed to...
An overlooked part of last year’s pandemic relief bill is causing headaches for mental healthcare providers seeking Medicare reimbursement for telehealth visits – and prompting one expert...
Humana is launching a home healthcare service that includes remote patient monitoring.
The Kentucky-based insurer is partnering with DispatchHealth to launch the program in Denver and Tacoma, WA, for...
With a new administration taking over in Washington, a group of lawmakers is looking to put the emphasis back on passing long-term telehealth legislation.
The group this week re-introduced the...
Health systems and home healthcare agencies who have expanded their telehealth footprint to offer home health services during the coronavirus pandemic may soon be facing federal scrutiny.
The Health...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made corrections to the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, opening the door to improved reimbursement for remote patient monitoring.
In a January 19...
A healthcare service run by the Archdiocese of New York is launching a home telehealth platform for seniors that coordinates care through their television.
ArchCare, which offers services for seniors,...
Telehealth advocates aren’t impressed with the lack of support for connected health services in the latest pandemic relief package.
While the $900 billion bill, passed by Congress and signed by...
A new bill before Congress aims to expand Medicare coverage for audio-only phone calls in telehealth programs.
The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, introduced last week by US Reps. Jason...
A three-year demonstration project at critical access hospitals in some of the country’s most rural regions found strong support for the use of telehealth to improve access to care.
The apparent...
Dozens of health systems across the country are embracing a program that uses telehealth and mHealth to provide care at home for patients who would otherwise be hospitalized.
Centers for Medicare...
The 2021 Physician Fee Schedule isn’t knocking anyone over with optimism for the future of telehealth adoption.
Reactions to last week’s final draft from the Centers for Medicare &...
Healthcare providers who use telehealth in their Diabetes Prevention Programs will continue to be reimbursed through Medicare during the coronavirus pandemic, according to guidelines issued this week...
Telehealth and remote patient monitoring will see significant improvements in Medicare coverage in 2021.
The long-awaited 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, unveiled on Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare...
Six health systems across the country are expanding their telehealth platform to treat patients at home under a new program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The Acute...
