Federal officials plan to propose an expansion of Medicare coverage for new telemedicine and mHealth technologies that are classified as “breakthrough devices.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule aiming at cutting short the lengthy review process for cutting-edge devices.
Behavioral health clinic utilizes telehealth solutions to expand its reach to vulnerable patients
Bridge Counseling Associates a nonprofit agency and certified community behavioral health clinic is based in Las Vegas – in Clark County, Nevada. Since there was a need to provide services in rural communities where professional behavioral health services are virtually unavailable, Bridge provided services through telehealth.
Fitch reveals, telehealth effectively providing revenue stop-gap for U.S. hospitals
The use of telehealth in U.S. healthcare has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Fitch Ratings. Telehealth technology is providing revenue continuity whose ripple effects are felt in the supply chain as well, since doctors continue to prescribe medications.
CMS will need positive test result for providers to get Medicare payment for COVID-19 patients
Beginning from next month, providers wanting to get Medicare payments to treat a patient with COVID-19 must include a positive test in that patient’s medical record. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a new guidance that aims to update how providers will be paid for treating COVID-19 starting on September, 1
A new value-based payment model for rural healthcare providers announced by CMS
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a new value-based payment model for rural healthcare providers. CMS said, the Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model ties payment to value, lowers costs for patients and increases choice.