This policy brief provides information on the July 8, 2013, proposed rule changes impacting telehealth services in Medicare. The changes are proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This brief serves as an overview of two telehealth-related Medicare changes for the 2014 fiscal year – a finalized definition of “rural” and the addition of two CPT codes for telehealth-delivered services – that went into effect January 1, 2014.
This brief includes an overview of the FDA’s new guidance for mobile medical applications, several charts to explain which applications will be subject to FDA regulations, and medical device classifications and requirements.
On September 5, 2014, the Federation of State Medical Boards released the final version of their proposal of interstate medical licensure compact language. Read CCHP’s summary brief of the language.
This project critically assessed telehealth’s current and potential future role in strengthening health care delivery within the dimensions of the Triple Aim objectives. Since 2008, CCHP has been monitoring the nation’s rapidly transforming health care policy landscape. Several key events highlighted the need for a project to examine why telehealth adoption continued to lag and where it could be best applied in achieving the goals of the Triple Aim.
