Healthcare Finance News July 5, 2018
The time has come for hospitals and vendors to answer a few basic questions.
While telehealth shows promise in reducing costs and enhancing access to care, the definition of telehealth is still somewhat vague. Some devices and services fall under its auspices, some don’t. That’s creating some regulatory uncertainty, and underscoring the fact that not all telehealth services are created equally.
Do telehealth services qualify for reimbursement? Are its technologies covered by HIPAA? There are no easy answers as this sector of the healthcare industry is still nascent.
The first step in answering those questions is to define what telehealth actually is, but that’s not as easy a task as one might think.
“It enhances access,” said Pam Hepp, a...
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