On July 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are announcing that payment is available to Medicare providers for counseling patients to self-isolate after they are tested and prior to the …
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended Until October In an announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex M. Azar II on July 25, 2020, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) has officially been extended until October …
OCR Settlements on the Rise as HHS Resumes Enforcement With two OCR settlements announced within the span of a week, it seems the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has resumed its enforcement efforts. …
HIPAA Compliant Telehealth and Apple AirPlay As more providers turn to telehealth, they are looking to new technologies. Since many providers weren’t previously offering telehealth services they have opted for an easy solution, using their iPhones to conduct sessions. The …
Telehealth Predictions: Access, Reimbursement & Fraud On July 16, Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-06), Co-Chair of the Congressional Telehealth Caucus, along with caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Peter Welch (VT-AL), Rep. Bill Johnson (OH-06), and caucus member Rep. Doris …
HIPAA Changes 2020: HHS Privacy and Security Since 2013, there hasn’t been any significant changes to HIPAA, however there have been proposed changes. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that they are revisiting previously proposed changes …
Four Types of Telehealth: Advantages and Uses Given the funding that has recently been pouring into healthcare technology due to COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020, the behavioral health community can expect that many current innovations will be more …
Should I Use My iPhone for Telehealth? Using an iPhone for telehealth may seem like a reasonable choice to the casual onlooker. The ease and convenience of using a pocket-held device for one’s clinical work has great appeal. Aside …
Telemedicine Fraud Increases Access to telehealth has grown rapidly since the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency. As access to telehealth has increased, so has telemedicine fraud. Telemedicine fraud is discussed below. Telemedicine Fraud In March, Attorney General William …
