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TELEHEALTH FOR PROVIDERS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

(7 days ago) WEBtelehealth. Let them know that audio-only visits are available technical FAQs for them to reference later. (if you provide them). Encourage staff to do “practice runs” and test out …

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/telehealth-toolkit-providers.pdf

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Audio-only Visits AAFP

(9 days ago) WEBAudio-only Scenario Notes. Beginning March 1, 2020, and for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS will cover telephone evaluation and management …

https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/current-hot-topics/recent-outbreaks/covid-19/covid-19-telehealth/coding-scenarios-during-covid-19/audio.html

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HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth

(9 days ago) WEBGuidance on HIPAA and Audio-Only Telehealth. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2022/06/13/hhs-issues-guidance-hipaa-audio-telehealth.html

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Telehealth and Medicare: The Use of Audio-Only Visits

(Just Now) WEBThe role of audio-only visits Audio-only telehealth visits play a large role in delivering telehealth services. In 2021, more than one in five Medicare telehealth …

https://blog.aarp.org/thinking-policy/telehealth-and-medicare-the-use-of-audio-only-visits

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Billing Medicare for Telehealth Services in 2024 - AAPC

(1 days ago) WEBQ: Do you need an in-person visit first with a new patient before you can use telehealth, including when using audio-only? A: No. Permanent Medicare telehealth …

https://www.aapc.com/blog/89970-billing-medicare-for-telehealth-services-in-2024/

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MLN901705 - Telehealth Services - HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBSection 4113 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 allows you to use audio-only telehealth for some non-behavioral or mental telehealth through December 31, 2024. …

https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/sites/default/files/hhs-guidance-documents/MLN901705-508.pdf

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Telehealth policy changes after the COVID-19 public health …

(2 days ago) WEBSome non-behavioral/mental telehealth services can be delivered using audio-only communication platforms; An in-person visit within six months of an initial …

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/telehealth-policy/policy-changes-after-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency

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Telehealth Visits AAFP

(4 days ago) WEBUHC will allow audio-only visits telehealth services for Medicaid and commercial patients. The requirements for Medicare Advantage members align with …

https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/current-hot-topics/recent-outbreaks/covid-19/covid-19-telehealth/coding-scenarios-during-covid-19/telehealth.html

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Medicare "Audio-Only" Telehealth Services - CodingIntel

(4 days ago) WEBMedicare requires real-time, audio and visual communication for most telehealth services, such as office visits and hospital services. The April 30, 2020 …

https://codingintel.com/medicare-audio-only-telehealth-services/

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Audio-Only Telehealth Now Approved Permanently for Mental …

(8 days ago) WEBExperts say the expansion of telehealth to include audio-only services for mental health and substance use disorders will improve access for underserved …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2022.1.23

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Billing and coding Medicare Fee-for-Service claims - HHS.gov

(3 days ago) WEBTelephone visits and audio-only telehealth. Telephone codes are required for audio-only appointments, while office codes are for audio and video visits. …

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/billing-and-reimbursement/billing-and-coding-medicare-fee-for-service-claims

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Coding for Telemedicine/Audio-Only Services - American …

(7 days ago) WEBTable 2 lists all applicable procedural codes that can be reported as telemedicine services, including audio-only. Refer to all tables in the document however, as some services are …

https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/coding_factsheet_telemedicine.pdf

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FAQs on Medicare Coverage of Telehealth KFF

(1 days ago) WEBBetween 2019 and 2020, the number of telehealth visits in traditional Medicare increased 63-fold. the use of audio-only telephones will not be permitted, …

https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/faqs-on-medicare-coverage-of-telehealth/

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Why audio-only telehealth visits must continue

(9 days ago) WEBThe letter adds that this payment should be made without patient cost-sharing. Why it’s important: The importance of being able to provide service by phone was seen …

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/why-audio-only-telehealth-visits-must-continue

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Audio-Only Telemedicine Visits: Flaws In The Underlying Data …

(1 days ago) WEBOn average, among all telemedicine visits, audio-only visits made up 25 percent according to claims-based studies, 50 percent among survey-based studies, …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/audio-only-telemedicine-visits-flaws-underlying-data-make-hard-assess-their-use-and

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Billing for telebehavioral health Telehealth.HHS.gov

(4 days ago) WEBTelehealth codes for Medicare reimbursement for telebehavioral health. Although Medicare reimburses for audio and video telehealth services, reimbursement …

https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/best-practice-guides/telehealth-for-behavioral-health/billing-for-telebehavioral-health

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Audio-Only & Other Telehealth Services Approved for …

(7 days ago) WEBArizona is the pack leader, with telehealth progressive bills in many areas. HB 2454 was approved by Governor Ducey on May 5, 2021. HB 2454 permits audio …

https://telehealth.org/audio-only-other-telehealth-services-approved-for-reimbursement/

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Rethinking the Impact of Audio-Only Visits on Health Equity

(2 days ago) WEBThis is the case because of challenges and inconsistencies with coding telehealth visits and the tendency for scheduled video visits to become audio-only …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2021/12/rethinking-the-impact-of-audio-only-visits-on-health.html

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Examining the Benefits and Challenges of Audio-Only Telehealth

(9 days ago) WEBAll audio-only telehealth visits must be self-audited using an independent auditor and reported back to CMS; and; CMS should impose a cap on how much the …

https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/examining-the-benefits-and-challenges-of-audio-only-telehealth

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AMA telehealth policy, coding & payment - American Medical …

(9 days ago) WEBAn in-person visit will not be required for a patient to be eligible for behavioral health services via telehealth through December 31, 2024. Codes for …

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/ama-telehealth-policy-coding-payment

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House committee passes Medicare telehealth extension bill

(Just Now) WEBDelays the in-person visit requirement for telemental health services until January 2027. Extends the ability to bill for audio-only telehealth through December …

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/house-ways-means-committee-reveals-two-year-telehealth-extension-legislation

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Examining telehealth through the Institute of Medicine quality …

(5 days ago) WEBHowever, video visits also bring challenges, such as technical issues,13 which can disrupt the flow of the conversation,14 and increased cognitive load.15 …

https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/qhc/early/2024/05/09/bmjqs-2023-016872.full.pdf

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Evaluation of Telehealth Visit Attendance After Implementation of …

(8 days ago) WEBImportance The dramatic rise in use of telehealth accelerated by COVID-19 created new telehealth-specific challenges as patients and clinicians adapted to …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799311

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Large national payer to change audio-only telehealth policy

(9 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare will restrict payment for audio-only telehealth services to certain procedure codes starting in May. The insurer had expanded audio-only …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/uhc-audio-telehealth.html

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

(6 days ago) WEBResearchers conducted 88 concurrent in-person and telehealth visits between June and November 2019. They also found that 88% of patients and caregivers and …

https://hospicenews.com/2024/05/08/congress-mulls-bill-to-extend-recertifications-by-telehealth/

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USDVA to expand health care coverage to Veteran family …

(3 days ago) WEBThe coverage will also be retroactive; providers and beneficiaries who received audio-only telehealth services on or after May 12, 2020, will have until Nov. 26, 2024, to file claims …

https://scdva.sc.gov/news/2024-05/usdva-expand-health-care-coverage-veteran-family-members-and-caregivers-through

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CHAMPVA Coverage of Audio-Only Telehealth, Mental Health …

(7 days ago) WEBThe factual basis for this certification is that this regulation updates CHAMPVA coverage to remove the exclusion for audio-only telehealth, removes …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/30/2024-09072/champva-coverage-of-audio-only-telehealth-mental-health-services-and-cost-sharing-for-certain

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AHA Statement to House Ways and Means on Proposed Rural …

(4 days ago) WEBStatement of the American Hospital Association for the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives May 8, 2024. On behalf of our nearly 5,000 …

https://www.aha.org/testimony/2024-05-08-aha-statement-house-ways-and-means-proposed-rural-access-care-legislation

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Text - H.R.8261 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Preserving …

(5 days ago) WEBSection 1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)), as amended by section 101(f), is further amended by inserting “, …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8261/text

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