Special Bulletin – Telehealth Alert
Dear Members and Colleagues,
The CUA wishes to share a recent Telehealth Alert from Mark Painter at PRS as well as other resources that may be helpful to you and your practice during this crisis.
PRS TELEHEALTH ALERT
TeleHealth/TeleMedicine Update 3-17-20
by Mark Painter
New Day New Rules
Telehealth Changes with COVID–19 – Published March 14, 2020
TeleHealth Update for COVID 19 – Published March 16, 2020
As many of you now know CMS has relaxed the requirements for the provision of TeleHealth and TeleMedicine services. CMS has taken this one step further and has relaxed HIPAA requirements relative to the use of technology to provide these services. Here a few important facts. For Purposes of this Update, I am going to break the update into sections:
Medicare Telemedicine, Medicare Telehealth and Private Payers.
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RESOURCES AND LINKS
CMA Resources & Clinical Care Guidance
https://www.cmadocs.org/covid-19
LA Times
Tracking coronavirus in CA
Telehealth Resources:
- AMA quick guide to telemedicine in practice (AMA, 03/17/20)
- Medicare Telehealth Waiver Guidance: Key Takeaways (CMA, 03/17/20)
- Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet (CMS, 03/17/20)
- President Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak (CMS Press Release, 03/17/20)
Practice Management
- FAQs to Assist Medicare Providers with Billing and Coding for COVID-19 Testing (CMS 3/6/2020)
- Medicare Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (CMS 3/5/2020)
- Medicaid and CHIP Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 (CMS 3/5/2020)
- Individual and Small Group Market Insurance Coverage (CMS 3/5/2020)
- HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus (HHSC)
- Key OSHA Standards for COVID-19 (US Dept of Labor)
- Interim Guidance for Health Care Facilities: Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19 in the United States (CDC 2/29/2020)
- Steps Health Care Facilities Can Take Now to Prepare for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC 2/29/2020)
Other relevant resources:
- CMS Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid19-emergency-declaration-health-care-providers-fact-sheet.pdf
- CMS Emergency Preparedness Response site: https://www.cms.gov/About-CMS/Agency-Information/Emergency/EPRO/Current-Emergencies/Current-Emergencies-page
- CDC Coronavirus Disease 2019 for Healthcare Professionals: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/index.html
- CMS Coverage Info: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-publishes-faqs-ensure-individuals-issuers-and-states-have-clear-information-coverage-benefits