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Telemedicine Coverage Through Medicare

  Being able to get to and from doctor visits can become challenging the older we get, especially if it’s a specialist visit out of town. This is unfortunate since as we age, we may require visits more often. Thankfully, Medicare has made strides to help seniors get the doctor…

Telehealth – The New Generation APM? – Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, MD, MBA (MEDNAX)

About Speaker Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes joined MEDNAX National Medical Group as VP of Quality and Safety to lead all clinical multi-specialty quality and safety initiatives, as well as to facilitate the design and implementation of value-based payment models. She joined MEDNAX after leading quality and safety efforts in a large multicenter…

Telehealth Reimbursement Highlights 2019 – Charles Dunham, JD (Epstein Becker & Green)

CHARLES C. DUNHAM, IV, is an Associate in Health Care & Life Sciences at Epstein Becker Green. He serves as outside counsel to telehealth/telemedicine practice groups and management companies on federal and state regulatory matters related to professional licensure & standard of practice rules, government & private payor reimbursement, HIPAA…

Medicare Part B: Telehealth Coverage Updates – Carynne Godfrey (Noridian)

Carynne has five years’ experience with Noridian Healthcare Solutions and close to eight years working in the Healthcare Industry. She started out as a Customer Service Representative in the Part B Provider Contact Center, making her way to a Customer Service Specialist, then transitioned to being a Quality Analyst for…

Medicare Covers More Telemedicine Services for 2015

Last week ended on a high note for telemedicine advocates with CMS adding 7 new codes to the Medicare telemedicine billing schedule that will be reimbursed for 2015. The new services include: psychotherapy prolonged office visits annual wellness visit and related matters remote chronic care management remote patient monitoring The proposed CMS physician fee schedule also included…