Save-the-Date for the National Telehealth Conference
Trying to navigate the latest in telehealth? Join health care professionals, policymakers, and industry stakeholders from around the country at the National Telehealth Conference on September 12 for insights on balancing telehealth solutions and vital in-person services. Register to learn how others are integrating telehealth into the standard of care and working to provide patients with a choice in how they receive their care.
Use of telehealth among Medicare beneficiaries peaked in 2020 and decreased slightly in 2021; the highest telehealth use was for behavioral health and primary care visits. View this and other trends in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s recently released interactive Medicare Telehealth Trends Dashboard, report, upcoming demo, and supplemental documents. You can see Medicare Fee-For-Service claims data aggregated by beneficiary characteristics, visit specialty, year, state, and more. For additional information on telehealth research, visit Telehealth.HHS.gov.
Comments Requested: Proposals to Update Medicare Clinician Payment and Other Policies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2024 with comments due September 11. Telehealth-relevant proposals would continue many of the flexibilities that practitioners have had during the COVID-19 public health emergency to furnish telehealth services until the end of 2024. For more information on telehealth policies, visit Telehealth.HHS.gov.
Communicating with patients about telehealth services you offer is necessary for a successful telehealth program. Read more about how to help patients better understand what telehealth is, the benefits of virtual health care, and how they can schedule a telehealth appointment.
