The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. Many of the telehealth flexibilities that practitioners had during the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue until the end of 2024. For more information on telehealth policies, visit Telehealth.HHS.gov.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two resource documents for providers and for patients to help explain to patients about privacy and security risks to their protected health information (PHI) when using telehealth services and ways to reduce these risks.
Patients can access a variety of specialized care through telehealth. This page shares more about what types of care are offered and how these services can help with ongoing health issues, such as medication changes or chronic health conditions.
Broadband is needed for many telehealth visits. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers Mapping Broadband Health in America, an interactive map showing the intersection of health and broadband, with an open comment period seeking feedback on mapping broadband for maternal health closing November 20, 2023.
