Telehealth has experienced widespread adoption and growth in recent years due to several factors, such as accessibility and convenience, expanded healthcare reach, continuity of care, improved healthcare efficiency, remote monitoring and chronic disease management,...
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How to Bill for Physical Therapy Telehealth Services in 2023
Many physical therapy centers began providing telehealth at the start of the COVID- 19 public health emergency (PHE). In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) CMS added 11 new services to the list of telehealth services covered by Medicare...
Chiropractic Telehealth Services – Billing and Coding [Infographic]
CMS Adds 11 New Telehealth Services to Medicare Coverage [Infographic]
CMS Expands Medicare Coverage with 11 New Telehealth Services
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued …
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Billing and Coding Nephrology Services provided via Telehealth
To facilitate care provided to Medicare beneficiaries in the era of physical distancing, CMS expanded telehealth benefits on a temporary and urgent basis under the 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act....
Physical Therapy Services Delivered via Telehealth during the Public Health Emergency
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Medicare Looking to Expand Telehealth Services – Learn the Reimbursement Rules
The recent introduction of rare bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare's telehealth services is being hailed as a development that could potentially reduce costs and improve patient health. With an estimated 17.6 million beneficiaries in 2016, physicians and...
Telehealth Coverage Increased by Medicaid
With the full implementation of the Affordable care Act (ACA), the demand for healthcare services are expected to increase at a rapid pace. The expansion of the Medicaid program along with the introduction of new health insurance exchanges have enabled people to have...
Telehealth gets a Boost in 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has added seven new payment codes in their 2015 physician fee schedule for telehealth services. This is a big breakthrough for the telehealth service industry which has been pushing for these changes since a few years. The 7...