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06/15/2020
While CMS has shown some flexibility about the telehealth services you’re permitted to use during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), experts warn that the situation does not excuse inappropriate use of virtual examinations, which might land you in trouble when the authorities and aggrieved patients start retracing your steps.
06/15/2020
The new E/M office visit paradigm that’s scheduled to go live Jan. 1, 2021, has at least one specialty society sounding the alarm. In a May 28 meeting with CMS, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) alerted the agency that the E/M changes could cut payments and hamper access to sound maternal care during a pregnancy.
06/15/2020
Research payer policies, be ready to provide tech support to patients and have a plan for patients who can’t wait for an appointment. These are three tips from medical practices that have started telehealth programs to maintain continuity of care during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
06/15/2020
Your practice doesn’t have to specialize in behavioral health to offer mental health and substance abuse screening. Not only can it help your patients, but it’s a good way to bring in more revenue.
06/15/2020
Incorporate basic mental health and substance use screening into the practice’s workflow to catch health issues that clinicians might miss. Doing so will improve patient care and protect the practice from claims that it failed to provide adequate care.
06/15/2020
Glimpsing the trends behind a suite of behavioral health services that CMS rolled out in 2018 reveals a slow rate of adoption, despite some significant payment opportunities.

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