HealthIT Answers March 12, 2021
By Matt Fisher, General Counsel, Carium
It should be well known at this point in time that telehealth achieved rapid adoption and expansion throughout the course of the COVD19 pandemic. The adoption and expansion was the result of many emergency orders though that will only remain in place while a public health emergency declaration is in place. As a potential light at the end of the COVID tunnel can be seen, what will happen next? Optimistically, the answer is stabilization at the current point and growth.
What has Happened?
The federal government, specifically the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), took as much regulatory action as may be possible through finalization of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (2021 PFS)....
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