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How Hospices Are Complying with Telehealth, Data Privacy Rules Post-PHE

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This may or may not mean a return to in-person recertification visitsthe following year. If any visits were being conducted on an audio only platform, be aware of current limitations on audio-only calls,” Rangel told Hospice News. “It Congress has since extended the recertification waiver through Dec.

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Study: Outpatients Prefer Palliative Telehealth over Clinic Visits

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“We examined patient preferences for video versus in-person visits and factors contributing to preferences in the post-vaccine era.” During the pandemic, many also worried about contracting COVID-19 during in-person encounters. Among the factors contributing to these results were the convenience of telehealth.

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How AccentCare Used Telehealth to Reduce Hospitalization

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During the pandemic, hospices have been able to provide interdisciplinary services via telemedicine or audio as long as the patient is receiving routine home care level of care and those telemedicine services which are audio-only services are capable of meeting the patient and caregiver needs.

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

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Generally, telehealth visits result in a recertification at about the same rate as those done in-person, according to a 2020 study published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Researchers conducted 88 concurrent in-person and telehealth visits between June and November 2019.

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CMS: Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth Ends With COVID PHE

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two-way audio-video telecommunications technology that allows for real-time interaction between the hospice physician/hospice nurse practitioner and the patient),” CMS said in a fact sheet. Among these flexibilities was the expansion of telehealth utilization, including recertification. Burgess (R-Tex.), in a statement.

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CMS Finalizes 2.9% Cut in Physician Payments for 2025, Including for Palliative Care

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The final rule also includes a new coding and payment for caregiver training, which can be done via telehealth or in person. CMS will also allow audio-only communications for physician telehealth visits if a patient is not capable of or does not consent to using video technology.

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A Decade of Palliative Telehealth Utilization Shows Quality Improvement

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Utilization of telehealth was found to reduce overall health care spending and expensive emergency care visits while also minimizing travel and out-of-pocket costs for in-person patient visits. Telehealth services have also been associated with improved cost-efficiency of palliative care delivery, the analysis found.

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