BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 3
How Telehealth Relates to the MIPS Payment Track
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Article Overview
This article is for clinicians, practice administrators, and coders who want a high-level understanding of how telehealth intersects with MACRA, the Quality Payment Program, and MIPS improvement activities. It focuses on the telehealth-related CMS activity options, the general reporting context for the performance year discussed, and the broad conditions CMS describes for telehealth payment under the Physician Fee Schedule.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth can affect both quality-reporting strategy and reimbursement workflow, so understanding where it fits in MIPS and CMS telehealth policy helps practices evaluate participation and reporting relevance.
Article Sections
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MACRA, QPP, and MIPS overview
Introduces the Quality Payment Program and the MIPS track, including the broad category framework used for reporting.
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Improvement Activities and telehealth-related options
Describes the improvement activities context and identifies the telehealth-related activity options available through CMS search tools.
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Telehealth services that expand practice access
Summarizes the telehealth-focused improvement activity discussed in the article and the general type of practice support it addresses.
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Telehealth reimbursement and reporting considerations
Covers the article’s discussion of telehealth payment context, patient-facing encounters, and general Medicare conditions tied to telehealth billing.
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Interactive telecommunications system requirements
Explains the communication-system context used by Medicare for telehealth and the broad technology types the article says do not meet that definition.
What You Will Learn
- How telehealth is positioned within the MIPS payment track
- Which CMS improvement activities are associated with telehealth
- What general reporting context applies to the performance year discussed
- What broad conditions Medicare associates with telehealth reimbursement
- How CMS frames the communication technology used for telehealth services
Who Should Read This
- Clinicians participating in MIPS
- Practice managers
- Medical coders and billing staff
- Telehealth program coordinators
- Healthcare compliance teams
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