mHealth Intelligence August 16, 2023
By Anuja Vaidya

An OIG audit found that few Medicare claims for telehealth-based end-stage renal disease services provided detailed information.

While telehealth services related to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) skyrocketed during the pandemic, providers documented few details of the services with most leaving out the type of telecommunications system used, according to a federal report.

Released by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, the report details an audit of ESRD-related telehealth services provided during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), including an examination of what information was documented in medical records and whether claims met certain Medicare requirements.

ESRD occurs when kidney damage is permanent, requiring a regular course of long-term dialysis or a kidney...

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