HHS Finalizes Rule to Advance Health IT Interoperability and Algorithm Transparency
HHS Finalizes Rule to Advance Health IT Interoperability and Algorithm Transparency The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today finalized its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule.
Consumer Alert: Remote Patient Monitoring
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General alerts the public about a fraud scheme involving monthly billing for remote patient monitoring.
Senate subcommittee examines making Medicare telehealth coverage permanent
In a letter submitted to the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health for a hearing Nov. 14, the AHA expressed support for the CONNECT Act (S.2016/H.R. 4189) and urged Congress to allow Medicare beneficiaries to access telehealth services wherever they and their providers are and allow rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers and critical access hospitals to serve as distance sites. Testifying at the hearing were representatives from the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the University of Michigan and Harvard Medical School.
2024 Physician Fee Schedule is Released, CMS Extends More Waivers
The American Telemedicine Association and ATA Action acknowledge the significance of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) publication of its calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, notably the extension allowing providers who render telehealth services from their homes to list their practice address instead of their home address on their Medicare enrollment, through the end of 2024.