Telehealth
May 14, 2020
California Retroactively Changes Telehealth Reimbursement - Part 1
On 5/7/2020 the California Division of Workers’ Comp (DWC) Administrative Director, George P. Parisotto, issued a new Order with retroactive changes to the reimbursement calc...
May 6, 2020
Medicare Releases REVISED Telehealth Rules - Part 2
This is part two of our series analyzing telehealth reimbursement rule changes that were announced last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka “CMS'' or “M...
May 5, 2020
Medicare Releases REVISED Telehealth Rules - Part 1
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (aka “CMS” or “Medicare”) significantly changed its telehealth reimbursement rules to adjust to the demands of the COVI...
Apr 27, 2020
Providers, Ignore Anthem's Incorrect Telehealth Claims (and don't ingest Lysol, either)
On Friday, Anthem Workers’ Compensation sent an email to workers’ comp providers with misleading claims regarding telehealth compliance. The email misrepresents telehealth pr...
Apr 24, 2020
CA: Authorization for Treatment Provided via Telehealth
When we published Telehealth Cheat Sheet: California Providers’ Guide, many providers reached out to us with questions regarding authorization requirements. For clarification...
Apr 20, 2020
Telehealth Cheat Sheet: California Providers' Guide
For providers, COVID-19 has necessitated rapid shifts in healthcare delivery. Suddenly, telehealth is critical to continuing treatment while maintaining social distance and h...
Apr 16, 2020
How E-Billing Helps Workers' Comp Providers Navigate COVID-19
There was a time when electronic billing was the future of workers’ comp revenue management. COVID-19 accelerated that transition, making e-billing an immediate necessity.
Apr 14, 2020
California DWC Changes Telehealth Regulations as of 4/15/2020
On April 13, 2020, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued a Newsline adopting changes to telehealth regulations effective for all dates of service on o...
Apr 13, 2020
CA Work Comp Telehealth Requirements Thru 4/14/2020
On April 13, 2020, the California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) issued a Newsline adopting changes to telehealth regulations effective for all telehealth dates of s...
Apr 9, 2020
Ease Authorization Requirements for Workers' Comp During COVID-19
For California providers, obtaining authorization for workers’ compensation treatment requires substantial administrative resources. As COVID-19 strains those resources, prio...
Apr 8, 2020
Zoom Privacy, Security Issues May Affect Telehealth
Health care providers using (or considering) teleconferencing software Zoom, heed this important warning: serious security, privacy, and data protection issues reportedly pla...
Apr 3, 2020
ALERT: Malpractice Insurance & Telehealth Coverage
In our most recent webinar, California Workers’ Comp Telehealth Made Easy, we reviewed the Medicare and California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) rules for providing...