Tele-Medicine Valuation and Reimbursement

Posted on November 20, 2020 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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The second installment in this five-part Health Capital Topics series on the valuation of telemedicine will focus on the reimbursement environment for telemedicine.
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Telemedicine is reimbursed based on the services provided through this medium and includes many restrictions on where, how, and by whom services can be conducted. The first installment in this series introduced telemedicine and its increasing importance to, and popularity among, providers and patients. It also discussed the current and future challenges related to telemedicine, many of which hinge upon reimbursement restrictions and regulations. (Read more…)
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Executive Order Expands Tele-Medicine

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Eases Burden on Rural Medical Providers

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Executive Order Expands Telemedicine and Eases Burden on Rural Providers

On August 3, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding access to care through two avenues: telemedicine and eased financial burdens on rural providers. The executive order builds on President Trump’s original expansion of coverage for telemedicine services in early March 2020, an order which was praised by the American Telehealth Association (ATA) and American Medical Association (AMA) for swiftly responding to the growing healthcare crisis. This Health Capital Topics article will discuss the executive rule and the subsequent agency actions on these fronts. (Read more…)

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What up ‘Medical Virtualist’?

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Is the ‘medical virtualist’ specialty coming to a health system near you?

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The Journal of the American Medical Association not long ago published an online editorial by two physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian that called for the creation of a new medical specialty focused on virtual care.

Others expanded on this idea in a blog post last month on the Health Affairs website, calling for a “virtualist movement” that involves not just physician specialists but whole care teams devoted to virtual care. This virtual team would include nurses, pharmacists, medical social workers, psychologists, nutritionists and physical therapists.

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Healthcare Technology in the News

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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By Staff Reporters

Healthcare consumers show mounting interest in virtual, on-demand care
Fierce Healthcare, August 14, 2017

Transforming the mHealth Experience With Digital Health Assistants
HIT Consultant, August 14, 2017

Google buys smartphone health monitoring startup Senosis
Pharma Phorum, August 14, 2017

Could Trump’s Opioid Emergency Boost Telemedicine, mHealth Use?
mHealth Intelligence, August 11, 2017

Trump Administration Takes on VA Telehealth Opportunities
The Natonal Law Review, August 11, 2017

More and more businesses are offering telehealth services as an employee benefit
MedCity News, August 9, 2017

VR Glasses Give Doctors a New mHealth Tool to Treat Concussions
mHealth Intelligence, July 31, 2017

New Senate bill seeks to reduce restrictions on telemedicine use
MobiHealth News, July 31, 2017

The allure of health care for tech giants
Axios, July 20, 2017

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About Tele-Health and Medicare

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Medicare TeleHealth Enhancement Act of 2009

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According to Richard S. Bakalar, MD, past president of the American Telemedicine Association, many physicians think that telehealth is a wave of the future for Medicare, but so far the program has been slow to embrace technology. Congressional legislation in 1997 and 2000 largely established the telehealth component of Medicare, yet in 2006 the program spent only $2 million on medical services conducted electronically, out of more than $400 billion in total spending.

The Physical Presence Blockade

Remote patient visits, consultations and other care can generate payment only if they fall under a handful of Medicare payment codes approved for telehealth applications, while the patient must be physically present with a health professional at the originating call site located outside of a metropolitan area. Some types of facilities are not approved to get paid for these services, and Medicare will only pay for home telehealth devices and care as part of an approved pilot project.

Assessment

A major factor in Medicare’s cautious stance is concern that a large expansion would strain the system’s finances by opening the doors for physicians and others to bill for a whole host of costly and potentially unnecessary telehealth services. For further discussion, see www.atmeda.org.

Current Updates for 2010

Link: Medicare Telehealth

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