Afternoon all Interesting------hmmmm......

Afternoon all

Interesting------hmmmm...

http://mobihealthnews.com/content/cms-oks-telehealth-face-face-medicaid-visits

"The provision won't make telehealth itself reimbursable by Medicaid per se, but might have that practical effect in some states, as there are already provisions for reimbursement for transportation to facilitate the required face-to-face visit, and states could decide to extend those to telehealth based on the new rule."

"Medicaid does not reimburse for telecommunications equipment or facility costs separately," the document says. "However, states could build reimbursement for the costs into the rate and states can include in the rate a separate amount for such costs. Reimbursement for services provided through telehealth is voluntary on the part of state Medicaid agencies as they are viewed as alternative methods of providing services, not as a separate type of service. Therefore, reimbursement is only available if the state has chosen to cover services provided via telehealth or telemedicine and only in the circumstances selected by the state."

" CMS wrote. "We recognize the need for updated Medicaid telehealth guidance, which will be forthcoming. In the meantime, we are available to provide technical assistance."

In my view at the rate this particular space is growing reimbursement is inevitable as this will become the preferred method for consultations.. Lets not forget over 30% of all doctor visits are respiratory entailed...

On another note:

This is an eye opener, for me as a parient with an infant it is concerning!!!!
Please hurry up and bring on the fat RAP app!!

We may have missed this news:


Why your baby's 'cold' may well be something worse: Infant hospital admissions for severe lung infection soar 60% in a decade

• Bronchiolitis is the most common cause of infant hospital admissions
• Emergency cases of lung infection soar by 60 per cent in the last decade
• More than 32,000 children admitted to hospital with condition last winter
• Premature babies or those with heart or lung conditions particularly at risk
• Illness causes breathing and feeding difficulties and is linked to asthma

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...ons-severe-lung-infection-soar-60-decade.html

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