A survey by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that 85 percent of physicians now use telehealth and 70 percent plan to continue using virtual services after the pandemic. However, only eight percent of physicians currently use remote patient monitoring. The survey also found that more than two-thirds of telehealth providers said they use audio-only modalities to […]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the request for information from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on strengthening community health through technology. The Alliance specifically commented on the burdensome licensure requirements which create a barrier in access to virtual health care. The Alliance recommends the federal […]
By Shailendra Sinhasane Posted March 31, 2022 Each year, new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are renewed by the American Medical Association (AMA). The 2022 CPT code changes are minimal and it brings forth modifications to the existing descriptors and codes in the healthcare system. CPT billing codes create an influx of revenue streams through remote patient monitoring […]
Adopting virtual solutions is becoming a standard practice in healthcare, as approximately 84% of physicians now offer some form of remote care to patients. Healthcare practices looking to fully embrace remote care have turned towards remote patient management. As this is a fairly new practice, and there are limited resources to help find the right […]
Care management services are reimbursable remote medical services that provide ongoing care to patients between traditional or remote doctor’s office visits. Such services include chronic care management (CCM), remote patient monitoring (RPM), behavioral health integration (BHI), and many others, with even more services emerging regularly. Since their inception, care management services have largely been conceptualized […]
As the explosion of telemedicine continues during and, as many expect, after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), state laws and regulations that affect the delivery of telemedicine services continue to expand and contract. In this three-part series, we explore key state regulatory considerations related to the provision of care through telehealth, including state licensure […]
A bill introduced in the Senate aims to extend CMS‘ Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver for two years after the COVID-19 public health emergency reaches an end. By Mark Melchionna March 11, 2022 – Sens. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) introduced a bill called the Hospital Inpatient Services Act that allows for a two-year extension of […]
COVID-19 Telehealth Program DA 22-260Released: March 11, 2022 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES A PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION DEADLINE OF JULY 31, 2022 FOR ROUND 2 OF THECOVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM WC Docket No. 20-89 By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) sets July 31, 2022, as the deadline for Round 2 COVID-19 Telehealth Program (COVID-19 […]
A safety-net health system leveraged its home hospital program, launched a few months before the Omicron surge, to bring acute care to patients and alleviate capacity challenges. February 28, 2022 – As the Omicron variant drove COVID-19 case counts up, hospitals found themselves facing a familiar problem: caring for patients as inpatient capacity grew slim. Many health facilities […]
PHOENIX — Although challenges remain, remote digital health practices can be implemented for most aspects of asthma evaluation and management, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting. Presenting the 24th year of the Elliot F. Ellis Memorial Lectureship during the meeting’s presidential plenary session, Andrew Liu, MD, FAAAAI, director […]
Dr. Cheng Ruan Feb 25, 2022 How physician practices can take advantage of the New 2022 Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) CPT codes. NOTE: this is different from Remote Patient Monitoring which I cover later in this blog. Remote therapeutic monitoring is a brand new service description that doctors in private practices (especially those in integrative medicine practices) […]
Mississippi Last updated 01/13/2022 POLICY Policy applies to Private payers, MS Medicaid and employee benefit plans “Remote patient monitoring services” means the delivery of home health services using telecommunications technology to enhance the delivery of home health care, including: Monitoring of clinical patient data such as weight, blood pressure, pulse, pulse oximetry and other condition-specific […]
Canada is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare services to patients nationwide. While there is no doubt that healthcare in Canada is advanced when compared with lesser-developed nations, there is always room for improvements and innovation in the sector. In recent years, Canadian healthcare has experienced a few hardships, such as a shortage of healthcare […]
Building relationships with patients is essential to providing quality healthcare services. A strong patient-provider relationship can help increase levels of trust and understanding, which can ultimately improve healthcare providers’ ability to meet patients’ individual needs. When it comes to improving these relationships, there are several options providers can utilize, one of which is virtual care […]