CHICAGO (March 17, 2020)—As cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to increase, in-home care providers need to extend their reach into the home to support quarantine management.The CDC has recommended that providers use technology and self-assessment tools with patients who can be cared for at home.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 17, 2020)--The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that it will expand Medicare's telehealth coverage to allow beneficiaries to receive a wider range of services without having to travel to a health care facility in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Beginning on March 6, 2020, Medicare will temporarily pay clinicians to provide telehealth services for beneficiaries residing across the entire country.
How virtual health care can help during coronavirus outbreak
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 16, 2020)--With the new reality of the COVID-19 outbreak, there is a lot of focus on telehealth and on communicating remotely with patients and staff. HomeCare asked the CEO of the virtual care company Synzi, Lee Horner, a few questions about what his company and its clients are doing in response and what might come down the road in terms of remote Homecare.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (March 13, 2020)—A bipartisan coalition in Congress has introduced the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act, legislation designed to ensure Medicare patients have access to Part B home infusion medications.
By Liz Carey
In its July 11, 2018, proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pitched new lead item pricing as a measure to improve the competitive bidding program, saying the change would greatly reduce the complexity of the bidding process and the burden on suppliers since they would no longer have to submit bids for numerous items in a product category.
The American Association for Homecare has release a brief synopsis of DME references within President Obama's 2016 budget, released Monday. According to the statement below, there are two references: one addressing reimbursement and competitive bidding, and one regarding changes to the face-to-face requirement. Read AAHomecare's statement below and download the full budget. HC
WASHINGTON (Jan. 26, 2015)—Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program, and the health care system at large, toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity, of care they give patients.