Healthcare IT News November 25, 2020
Kat Jercich

The American Telemedicine Association said the newly released final rules move the healthcare industry closer to a value-based care model.

The American Telemedicine Association this week issued a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ final rules regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (also known as the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.

According to HHS, the rules will allow healthcare providers to participate in value-based arrangements with more flexibility and will ease compliance burdens.

“We applaud HHS and CMS for taking an important and urgently needed step towards modernizing the laws that are critical to the success of the regulatory sprint to coordinated care,” said ATA CEO Ann Mond Johnson in a statement.

“These...

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Topics: ASTP/ONC, CMS, Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Health IT, HHS, Insurance, Payment Models, Provider, Technology, Telehealth, Value Based
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