by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Feb 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Telehealth accessibility is making some big strides in closing the addiction treatment gap. A recovering opiate addict in rural Ohio now has greater access to Suboxone (an evidence-based Medication-Assisted Treatment for opiate cravings), thanks to videoconferencing...
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
In September 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) announced its annual health insurance fraud cases “takedown.” The report named enforcement actions that included...
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Dec 7, 2020 | Telepsychology, Uncategorized
Darin is participating in his teletherapy session with you, but he clearly isn’t focused. His eyes are pointed in your general direction, but he seems to be looking off to the side as if he is watching another screen. Given how he has adjusted his camera, you...
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Dec 7, 2020 | CMS
On December 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2021. Key sections of the CMS announcement of relevance to the telebehavioral health community are introduced and posted verbatim below....
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Dec 7, 2020 | HIPAA
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has continued to press its enforcement efforts in support of patient’s right to access to records, in the midst of the COVID pandemic-related relaxation of enforcement for some...
