Check your Medicare telehealth compliance against HIPAA, DEA rules

Why This Topic Matters

Telehealth billing and service delivery can be affected by multiple overlapping federal rules, so practices need to know which flexibilities remain in place and which outside requirements still apply. Understanding the scope of the article helps readers assess compliance risk for Medicare telehealth workflows without relying on assumptions about waiver status.

Article Sections

1. Compliance

   Overview of Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the need to consider other federal requirements that also affect telehealth delivery.

2. HIPAA restricts typical telehealth services

   Discussion of privacy-related requirements for real-time telehealth services and the effect of OCR-related platform considerations on service delivery.

3. The DEA restricts telephone services

   General coverage of DEA-related telehealth limits, including the interaction between audio-only encounters and controlled-substance prescribing during telehealth visits.