Resources & Reports

Citing a significant increase in fraud schemes, on July 20^th the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a special fraud alert to warn providers of questionable telemedicine company practices. The alert outlines that the fraud schemes being referenced revolve around inappropriate orders or prescriptions for medically unnecessary items such as durable medical equipment (DME) and genetic testing.

On July 7, the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) released the unpublished version of the proposals for the CY 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). CMS uses this process to make administrative updates to Medicare’s policy related to telehealth.  This year, the telehealth proposals focused primarily on what services will be covered by the program and what will happen immediately following the end of the public health emergency (PHE), including during the 151-day grace period included in the 2022 Budget Act.

CCHP’s July Newsletter is Here! This month’s topics include: Abortion Decision Impact on Telemedicine & Privacy; CMS Releases CY 2023 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS); White House ONDCP Report & Recommendations on Telehealth and SUD Services during COVID-19; Latest Policy Developments in CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Map; OIG Semi-Annual Report Highlights Telehealth Activities in Six Month Period; CMS Requests Comments on Collection of Information on Use of Telecommunication Technology in Home Health Prospective Payment System; FSMB Updates Telemedicine Guidance; CMS Updates Guidance Documents with Telehealth Clarifications for FQHCs, RHCs and Diabetes Self-Management Training Program; Analysis of Telehealth Medicare E&M Claims Data.