decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 5 (May)
E/M visits, psych consults top list of services using telehealth
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Article Overview
This article reviews Medicare telehealth service coverage for calendar year 2015 and summarizes which types of services were most frequently billed under telehealth claims. It is aimed at coding, billing, and reimbursement professionals who monitor telehealth policy and utilization trends. The piece places emphasis on high-volume evaluation and management and behavioral health services, along with general Medicare payment context and year-over-year growth in covered telehealth services.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth coverage changes affect service availability, billing patterns, and reimbursement planning. Understanding which service categories are most commonly used can help practices and coders assess relevance to their own telehealth workflows and Medicare-dependent service mix.
What You Will Learn
- How Medicare telehealth coverage changed between 2014 and 2015
- Which broad service categories were most commonly billed via telehealth
- How the article frames telehealth utilization and payment trends under Medicare
- Why evaluation and management and behavioral health services are central to the discussion
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billers and revenue cycle staff
- Practice managers
- Telehealth program administrators
- Healthcare reimbursement analysts
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