Medicare introduced reimbursement for RPM in 2019, making it no cost to most seniors with at least one chronic condition. Acknowledging the increased risks and challenges of medical office visits by seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has recently made these notable changes.
Addressing a growing need to serve seniors at home, virtual care, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, has come to the forefront as an effective method of managing
chronic conditions of seniors and improving outcomes.
What do road rallies, patient perception and telemedicine all have in common? Download this free eBook to evaluate whether you have a successful or torturous telemedicine/health experience. To help you assess this critical component of your care delivery model, we created a super-cute virtual telehealth road rally game that tracks each step of the typical … Continued
Teletherapy is a game changer for mental health services. This emerging telehealth technology offers big opportunities for mental health providers. Rising healthcare costs, government-mandated access to healthcare, and a shortage of mental health professionals are driving demand for teletherapy. As a result, current trends suggest that virtual home, work or school visits will be routine … Continued
Maximizing patient likes and minimizing staff dislikes about telemedicine The past few years are unmistakably the era of telemedicine adoption (also known as telehealth and teletherapy). New research illuminates bright spots and areas for improvement that make telemedicine attractive, productive, and favorable for both providers and patients. As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated, the healthcare system … Continued
The use of telemedicine visits skyrocketed to become the default in most clinics when worries about spreading COVID-19 at in-person clinics shut down most medical offices during the spring of 2020. Prior to that, many providers were hesitant to adopt telemedicine and telehealth widely in their practice because the landscape for reimbursement was uneven, difficult, … Continued
The rapid introduction of telemedicine and other telehealth tools in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has provided key insight into what the future of medicine might look like. While many patients are already indicating that they want the convenience of telemedicine to continue in the future, the use of online platforms to deliver virtual … Continued
Join Elizabeth Woodcock and Aaron Glauser for a riveting discussion on “Telemedicine in the New Normal: Best Practices in Coding, Reimbursement and Workflow.” Topics covered: Regulations Revenue Cycle Management Coding Operations Watch the on-demand webinar recording to learn all of the great details, tips, and tricks to maximizing your revenue from telemedicine.
A report released in early September from SecurityScorecard and DarkOwl found that telemedicine an telehealth systems are increasingly the targets of cybersecurity attacks. The recent events related to COVID-19 that caused millions of clinics to shut down and rapidly adopt telemedicine and telehealth solutions may even add to the risks. If your clinic has adopted … Continued
The rise of telehealth due to the pandemic has been unprecedented. However, with it being a relatively new platform — there are still a lot of patients who have questions that go unanswered. This may lead to some hesitation to try out telehealth in the first place, even when it’s the more convenient option for the patient. That said, we’ve listed a few common questions that your patients may have about telehealth, and how you can answer them.
COVID-19 has presented a lot of challenges for clinical care, particularly for patients who are at very high risk of complications if they contract the virus. Many of these patients are foregoing even necessary care for chronic health conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure because they are concerned about going to a … Continued
Many providers recently transitioned from providing the vast majority of care as in-person appointments to offering almost all your clinical encounters online through telemedicine and virtual visits. The transition wasn’t exactly planned; it happened when the novel and highly transmissible coronavirus COVID-19 made it difficult and dangerous to see patients in your clinic. There are … Continued