Telehealth in the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Audio-Only Telehealth for Mental Health Made Permanent, and CMS Punts on Remote Direct Supervision

On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2022 (the “Final 2022 MPFS” or the “Final Rule”). As we noted in our July article discussing the Proposed 2022 MPFS, CMS made some significant proposed changes to allow for audio-only telehealth in some limited circumstances. In addition, the agency also proposed to enable remote “direct supervision,” which would allow practitioners to supervise clinical staff billing incident to their services as long as they could be available by audio/video communication as necessary.

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As always, we want our Provider, Digital Health, and Life Sciences clients to be informed, prepared, and confident in their decisions so they can innovate faster and grow their businesses.

**Video Post** The OIG is Watching: Why your telehealth or virtual care company should be focused on compliance right now.

We’ve hit the record button during our weekly Partner meeting to talk about the increased scrutiny of telemedicine and virtual care service by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), as reflected in the latest OIG work Plan and ongoing audits and evaluations.

This conversation is especially relevant for those of you in the telehealth/digital health space, whether you’re a healthcare provider or platform/tech providers.

Discover how six important additions and amendments to the physician self-referral law ("Stark") could create opportunities to grow your healthcare business in 2021

A Final Rule published by CMS makes several important changes to the Stark Law that will be a boon for physicians eager to more closely coordinate with other providers to (1) better manage patient care and (2) to participate in the shift to value-based reimbursement.

Pharmacy Innovation Series: Exploring Integration of Primary Care Services, Telehealth, and Telepharmacy for Pharmacies of all Sizes

Get our legal breakdown of the Walgreens/VillageMD partnership and how it relates to integration of primary care services, telehealth, and telepharmacy for pharmacies of all sizes. Subscribe to get the entire series.

Mining and Sharing Healthcare Data: What you need to know

New technologies in healthcare means new risk to the security and privacy of patient health data. Though most healthcare companies and providers are aware of the need for internal data security, many may not be in compliance when sharing information with third parties. As providers and vendors find new and innovative ways to work together, the need for data sharing will only increase. It is critically important that all parties know when and how protected health information (PHI) is shared, and when patient authorization is required to do so.

Government Shutdown Averted, Telemedicine Coverage Expanded

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 contains important changes to federal law related to reimbursement for and use of telemedicine, signaling Congress's continuing confidence in telemedicine's potential to improve care and reduce costs.

Legislation, TelehealthCarrie NixonFebruary 20, 2018telehealth, telemedicine, reim, ACO, MSSP, Reimbursement

Join Nixon Law Group at MATRC 2018

Join NLG Partner Rebecca E. Gwilt and telemedicine vendors, practitioners, and academicians from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky at the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center's (MATRC) 2018 Summit in Hershey, PA this April. Rebecca will be speaking alongside Brian Scarpelli with the Connected Health Initiative during the session: “Deconstructing Reimbursement for Chronic Disease Management”. (Monday April 16 from 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM)

Get to Know the New D.C. Telemedicine Regulations

As of December 22, 2017, the District of Columbia’s first telemedicine regulations take effect. Healthcare providers and healthcare technology vendors interested in or currently engaged in the telemedicine industry in D.C. should be aware of these key provisions in the new regulations.

Telehealth, RegulationsRebecca GwiltJanuary 17, 2018telemedicine, Telehealth, regulations, licensure, policy

Is Telemedicine Right for My Healthcare Practice?

Before you dismiss telemedicine as an unnecessary complication and investment for your business, consider the changes in technology, customer preference, trend toward value-based care, and aging population.

For many businesses, telemedicine is a way to increase patient care options, raise the quality of care, increase reimbursements, and grow business.

Interested? Then let’s take a look at why telemedicine might be right for your practice.

Nixon Law Group Speaking @ the MATRC Annual Summit

On April 10-12, Nixon Law Group's Carrie Nixon and Rebecca Gwilt will be traveling to the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, MD for the second year in a row to speak at the Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center's (MATRC) Annual Telehealth Summit. Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, which is part of the Office of Rural Health Policy. The 2016 MATRC Telehealth Summit explores how and why telehealth must intersect with both health system transformation and meaningful use if we are to successfully impact all three dimensions of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) "Triple Aim"

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