Industry Notes: Expect Your Practice Telehealth Offerings to Show Up on Care Compare

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Article Overview

This article discusses a CMS reporting update affecting how telehealth availability is displayed on Medicare Care Compare and in the Provider Data Catalog. It is relevant for clinicians, practice managers, and billing/coding teams who want to understand public reporting changes tied to telehealth visibility, patient choice, and CMS health equity goals. The piece provides a high-level summary of the policy context and points readers to CMS guidance for more detail.

Why This Topic Matters

Public reporting changes can affect how patients and caregivers find and evaluate clinicians, so practices using telehealth should be aware of how their services may appear on CMS comparison tools. Understanding this update helps organizations monitor their online profile and align with Medicare public-facing data changes.

What You Will Learn

  • How CMS is displaying telehealth availability in public-facing provider tools
  • Why the telehealth indicator was added to Medicare Care Compare and the Provider Data Catalog
  • What types of practices and administrative teams should be aware of the update
  • How the change fits within broader CMS public reporting and health equity efforts

Who Should Read This

  • Clinicians
  • Practice managers
  • Medical billing and coding professionals
  • Healthcare administrators
  • Compliance staff

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