ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2021 Issue 3
Telehealth Services: Get the Scoop on 10 Telehealth Coding Facts From the Experts
Subscribe or sign in to view the full article.
Article Overview
This premium article reviews a Medicare-focused Q&A on telehealth and telephone-based services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. It is aimed at coders, billers, compliance staff, and clinicians who need to understand how telehealth reporting, documentation, place of service, patient status, specimen collection, prolonged services, and pandemic-era policy updates are being addressed by payer experts. The piece also notes a federal funding update related to the FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program and points readers to related legislation.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth billing rules changed quickly during the pandemic, and practices needed practical guidance on documentation, reporting, and claim handling. This article helps readers assess whether the article’s Medicare telehealth guidance, code references, and policy updates are relevant to their workflow.
Article Sections
-
Don’t Forget These Telehealth Basics
Overview of core telehealth documentation and billing considerations discussed during the webinar. Includes general pandemic-era telehealth context and reporting basics.
-
10 Telehealth Q&A Topics From the Webinar
A series of payer expert questions and answers covering Medicare telehealth, telephone encounters, patient status, claim handling, and related topics.
-
COVID Relief Boosts FCC Telehealth Program
Summary of a federal funding update affecting the FCC telehealth program and related legislative context.
What You Will Learn
- How Medicare telehealth and telephone-based service issues were addressed by payer experts during the public health emergency
- What general documentation elements were highlighted for telehealth encounters
- Which broad claim and reporting topics were raised for residents, nonphysician practitioners, specimen collection, and prolonged services
- How pandemic-era policy changes and federal telehealth funding updates were framed in the article
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Compliance professionals
- Physician practices
- Telehealth program administrators
- Clinicians involved in Medicare billing
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
Modifiers Discussed
Subscribe or sign in to view the full article.
Quick, Current, Complete - www.findacode.com