CCHP has released a new updated telehealth billing guide as a follow up to its three previous annual editions. This resource is intended to provide a helpful tool for healthcare entities trying to navigate the complexities of billing for telehealth and virtually delivered services.
In discussions surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI), bias has been one of the major concerns raised when contemplating AI’s use in health care. Research has shown that results produced through AI may not take into consideration factors that impact certain populations or communities because the information or data used to develop those results may not be representative of everyone. As a result, a group of hospitals and university health technology experts have recently come together in an effort to address these shortcomings.
In June 2024, the Supreme Court decided in favor of the plaintiffs in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturning what was known as the “Chevron Doctrine” named for the 1984 Supreme Court Case Chevron USA, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. In the Chevron Doctrine if a court concluded a statute was silent or ambiguous, the court would defer to an agency’s interpretation of the statute. Loper Bright puts that authority back in the courts to resolve that ambiguity. How this decision could impact telehealth policy will be discussed among our expert panelists.
As discussed in CCHP’s August Newsletter, the recent Supreme Court Loper Bright Enterprises Inc. v. Raimondo decision to overrule the “Chevron deference” has the potential to profoundly impact the policymaking landscape. The June ruling overturned the longstanding Chevron deference doctrine by shifting the interpretation of ambiguous laws away from administrative agencies and into the courts. Since the Loper Brightdecision, multiple industries and agencies have begun assessing the impacts of the ruling. In addition to potentially impacting various industries and agency regulations, the decision is set to impact the balance of power and policymaking roles across the branches of government.
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published their final rule for “Medicare and Medicaid Programs and the Children’s Health Insurance Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2025 Rates; Quality Program Requirements; and Other Policy Changes.” (Note: This link is to the unpublished version. The final version will appear in the Federal Register on August 28, 2024).
