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14 Jul 2018

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Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019

Date 2018-07-12 Title Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019 Contact press@cms.hhs.gov Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2019 On July 12, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule […]

14 Jul 2018

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Telehealth Reimbursement May Be Coming: CMS Proposes Payment for Virtual Visits and Review of Pre-Recorded Images

Virtual Visits for Established Patients The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for the first time, has proposed payment for virtual visits to established patients regardless of such patients’ location, effective January 1, 2019. The new service is described in CMS’ Notice of Proposed Rulemaking entitled Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee […]

14 Jul 2018

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Telehealth Gets a Boost in Proposed Physician Fee Schedule

Some very good news for the telehealth community can be found amidst the more than 1,400 pages of the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019 (“Proposed Rule”) issued by CMS yesterday. Finally, CMS acknowledges just how far behind Medicare has lagged in recognizing and paying for physician services furnished via communications technology. Virtual Check-In The longstanding […]

New CMS Incentives for Remote Patient Monitoring and Patient Access

14 Jul 2018

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New CMS Incentives for Remote Patient Monitoring and Patient Access

By Jodi G. Daniel and Maya Uppaluru on July 13, 2018 Posted in Digital Health CMS has issued its 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, containing highly anticipated new reimbursement policies for telehealth, remote monitoring, and other uses of digital tools, as well as updates to health IT requirements in the Quality Payment Program, […]

13 Jul 2018

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CMS proposes to overhaul Medicare billing standards, pay for telehealth

By Virgil Dickson | July 12, 2018 (Updated at 7 p.m. ET) The CMS on Thursday proposed paying doctors for virtual visits and overhauling Medicare billing standards it has had in place since the 1990s. In a lengthy proposed rule, the agency said it would pay doctors for their time when they reach out to beneficiaries […]

13 Jul 2018

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CMS proposes rule to pay for telehealth, lower Part B add-on, allow MA risk to replace MIPS

CMS is also removing 34 process measures from MIPS as these measures are topped out, meaning physicians are already performing highly in these areas. Susan Morse, Senior Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday proposed a new rule to allow payments for virtual care done through such means as audio or video […]

13 Jul 2018

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CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Date 2018-07-12 Title CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship Contact press@cms.hhs.gov CMS Proposes Historic Changes to Modernize Medicare and Restore the Doctor-Patient Relationship Proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program would streamline clinician billing and expand access to high-quality care Today, the Centers for […]

CMS Proposes More Medicare Reimbursement For Telehealth, RPM

13 Jul 2018

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CMS Proposes More Medicare Reimbursement For Telehealth, RPM

CMS’ proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program includes coverage of telehealth-based check-in services and support for remote patient monitoring programs. By Eric Wicklund July 13, 2018 – The federal government is once again moving toward acceptance of telehealth and remote patient monitoring with new rules on how Medicare reimburses providers for their […]

13 Jul 2018

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Telehealth pilot program will improve health outcomes, reduce costs

Telemedicine might date back to the very first phone call ever placed. On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell voiced his now famous first words, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want you.” Watson would later circulate a rumor that Bell placed that first call for medical assistance after having spilled the phone’s battery acid on […]

13 Jul 2018

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CMS Proposes Expanded Medicare Telehealth Coverage

By Tim Mullaney | July 12, 2018 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to expand Medicare coverage for telehealth services and to make it easier for physicians to provide care through in-person home visits. The policy changes were floated in a proposed rule issued Thursday, regarding payment policies, rates and quality […]

13 Jul 2018

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CMS proposes new rule to boost telehealth payments

The rule would mean the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay doctors for telemedicine visits as well as evaluation of images and videos. By Jonah Comstock July 12, 2018 06:25 PM In a move that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma described as among “the most significant reductions in provider […]

5 Jul 2018

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CMS proposes reimbursing home health agencies for remote patient monitoring

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday announced a proposed rule to allow home health agencies to be reimbursed—for the first time under Medicare—for remote patient monitoring. CMS made the rule proposal as part of a broader package of changes to the Home Health Prospective Payment System meant to empower patients, increase competition […]

CMS proposal builds remote patient monitoring into home health reimbursement

5 Jul 2018

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CMS proposal builds remote patient monitoring into home health reimbursement

Home health agencies may soon be able to include the costs associated with remote patient monitoring into Medicare reimbursement. Under a proposed payment rule (PDF) released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday, home health providers would be able to include the costs of remote patient monitoring as an allowable cost in […]

CMS proposes paying home health agencies for remote monitoring

5 Jul 2018

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CMS proposes paying home health agencies for remote monitoring

By Virgil Dickson | July 2, 2018 The CMS is considering paying home health agencies for remote patient monitoring. Remote patient monitoring involves the use of digital tools to collect health data such as vital signs, weight, blood pressure, blood sugar, blood oxygen levels, heart rate, and electrocardiograms. “Today’s proposals would give doctors more time to […]

CMS Proposes Home Health Groupings Model, $400 Million Medicare Payment Boost

5 Jul 2018

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CMS Proposes Home Health Groupings Model, $400 Million Medicare Payment Boost

By Robert Holly | July 2, 2018 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to overhaul the home health prospective payment system and continue the shift toward value-based care. Specifically, the agency is moving forward with the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and floating several other changes, as well as the annual update […]

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