Manatt Health November 7, 2018
Recognizing significant changes in healthcare practice, especially innovations in the active management and ongoing care of chronically ill patients, and patients’ desire to avoid unnecessary doctor visits, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on November 1, 2018 that includes reimbursement for a variety of virtual care services beginning on January 1, 2019. CMS established the following new, separately billable services: virtual check-in (HCPCS code G2012); remote evaluation of prerecorded patient information (HCPCS code G2010); and Interprofessional Internet Consultation (CPT codes 99451, 99452, 99446, 99447, 99448 and 99449).
In addition, CMS implemented provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,1 which added more originating sites and geographic exemptions for the use of telehealth in certain...
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