Medical coding is finicky in its own right, and when telehealth is added to the mix, the process becomes even more complex. In order to be properly reimbursed, there are specific requirements that ...
Use of telemedicine in primary care soared in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and remains well above pre-pandemic levels. In the US, a major enabler of this shift is equal reimbursement across ...
The federal oversight agency recommends CMS adopt new coding procedures to compare care quality to in-person visits. With pandemic-fueled temporary waivers on telehealth leading to a surge in ...
Policy makers, clinicians, and researchers should recognize that we do not have an accurate sense of the role of audio-only telemedicine in the US health care system. Ideally, this policy debate would ...