by Dr. Maheu | May 12, 2021
Several under-utilized telehealth CPT codes have been approved for telehealth professionals. However, at this point, it is uncertain whether their underutilization exists because clinicians don’t know they can be used or if they are being improperly coded. One...
by Dr. Maheu | Apr 28, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemental health and tele therapy became the second-most popular telehealth practice in August 2020 and held that position until December. The CPT Code 99213 was in the first place (CPT Code 99213 is used for “Office or outpatient...
by Dr. Maheu | Dec 8, 2020
In the most significant telehealth reimbursement advance to date, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released an early version of the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule. While the current document is still missing information at this point, the...
by Dr. Maheu | Aug 29, 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to eliminate the majority (74) of the temporary telehealth CPT codes created during the pandemic once the public health emergency (PHE) ends. It is, however, adding 13 new codes, and keeping 9 codes...
by Dr. Maheu | Jul 26, 2020
Telehealth billing practices have been challenged and telehealth CPT codes have been turned on their heads during COVID. Changes have been fast and furious, but are finally starting to stabilize, at least temporarily. Now, some of the COVID-19 temporary telehealth...
by Dr. Maheu | Jul 26, 2020
Telehealth’s future depends on how Congress will deal with telehealth after COVID. At a recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (the HELP Committee), Senators and healthcare experts supported proposals to promote health...
