Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

March 6, 2023acoBehavioral Health, COVID-19, mental health, Primary Care, Telehealth, Telemedicine

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face. During the early months of the pandemic, telehealth visits for care exploded. “It was a dramatic shift…

Getting Beyond Parity: Telehealth as a Best Practice in Health Equity

January 31, 2022acohealth equity, SDOH, Telehealth, Telemedicine

The global pandemic spurred a rapid uptake of telehealth for nearly all health care providers and has permanently changed how health care is delivered. At present, providers and insurers are grappling with how to balance telehealth and in person care, focusing discussions around reimbursement models and logistical considerations. In this article, the authors discuss whether…

How a pandemic shines a brighter light on the need for SDoH innovation

November 26, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, health technology, healthcare technology, pandemic, SDOH, social determinants, social determinants of health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, value-based care, vbc, virtual care

In early 2020, healthcare leaders from payers to providers to technology services providers found themselves at a crossroads—innovate or fail to care for patients. I had the privilege recently of joining a virtual roundtable with a group of healthcare leaders to talk about the transformation of patient care, engagement and outreach. The panel focused on…

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK: REMOTE THERAPEUTIC MONITORING TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO CMS 2022 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE

November 10, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Comments2022 Physician Fee Schedule, CMS, Medicare, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Physician Fee Schedule, remote patient monitoring, remote therapeutic monitoring, RTM, Telehealth, Telemedicine

Recently, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposal for it’s 2022 Physician Fee Schedule. Over the last several years, more non-traditional modalities of healthcare have found their way into the CMS reimbursement landscape. This is promising as it suggests that CMS is aligning themselves with consumer demand and technology developments by…

RECORDED WEBINAR: How Diagnostic Telemedicine Solutions Improve Eye Care Results Within The Diabetes Population

November 10, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentsdiabetes, diabetes care, diabetes management, diabetic retinopathy, diagnostic telemedicine, diagnostics, ey care, eye-care, point-of-care testing, retinopathy, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Webinar

Download Slides In the year 2000, there were an estimated 20 million patients with diabetes. Today that number is around 30 million*. Unfortunately, a serious complication that affects this population’s eye care is not often discussed: Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). In fact, DR is the number one cause of vision loss among people with diabetes but…

Virtual Care Platforms Are Becoming Less Complex, But More Complete

August 11, 2021Garrett SchmittNo Commentshealth tech, remote patient monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, virtual care

Telecommunications companies that pivoted to telehealth during the pandemic are now integrating new services into the platform to support virtual care and remote patient monitoring. The latest to do so is BlueJeans Telehealth, which was acquired by Verizon in 2020 and fine-tuned to support HIPAA-compliant virtual visits. The company announced an integration this week with…

Use Value-Based Payment To Resolve The Debate About Telehealth Payment Parity

August 2, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, payment parity, Telehealth, telehealth payment, telehealth payment parity, Telemedicine, value-based care, value-based payment, vbc

COVID-19 necessitated widespread loosening of state and federal restrictions on and rapid expansion of telehealth. Now, as policy makers consider telehealth in the post-pandemic period, they must make decisions about payment parity—whether to continue reimbursing clinicians equivalent amounts for in-person and telehealth visits. Some argue that telehealth requires less clinical effort and fewer overhead costs…

Telemedicine Use Higher Among PCPs with Value-Based Payment

July 16, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsPCPs, Primary Care, Telehealth, Telemedicine, value-based care, value-based payment, vbc

Telemedicine use skyrocketed among primary care practices during the pandemic, specifically for those with a value-based payment model, according to a research letter published in JAMA Health Forum. Many patients were forced to delay primary care due to the pandemic, which resulted in significant revenue losses for primary care organizations. Telemedicine use naturally increased to make up for lost revenue…

As State Emergencies End, Providers Look for New Telehealth Limits

June 29, 2021Garrett SchmittNo CommentsCOVID-19, pandemic, Telehealth, Telemedicine

As the pandemic eases and state public health emergencies expire, healthcare providers are scrambling to figure out what they can and can’t do with telehealth any more. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis allowed his state’s state of emergency to expire this past weekend after extending it several times, ending a number of emergency measures aimed at…

CMS Loosens Restrictions on Telehealth for Certain Shared-Risk ACOs

February 11, 2020Garrett SchmittNo CommentsTelehealth, Telemedicine

Accountable Care Organizations who are at risk of owing money back to Medicare because they haven’t met spending targets on shared-risk beneficiaries now have more freedom to use telehealth. Under a guidance document released last month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, ACOs participating in a Medicare Shared Savings Program that is under…

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