Hosted by GlobalMed with Guest Presenter Mario Gutierrez from the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP). Gutierrez, Executive Director of the CCHP, provides an overview of telehealth policy focusing on: - Medicare & Telehealth - Medicaid & Telehealth in the 50 states - Legal Considerations for providers starting telehealth programs - Pending Telehealth Legislation & U.S. Telehealth Policy Trends

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5. telehealth ?

6. Telehealth is the use of
telecommunications, health information,
and videoconferencing technologies to
deliver medical care, health education and
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17. Most states have some form of reimbursement by
Medicaid for telehealth delivered services

18. COMMON REIMBURSEMENT POLICIES
• 44 states reimburse for some live video
• 10 states reimburse for remote pt. monitoring
• Only 7 states have some store & forward
reimbursement
• 17 states reimburse for transmission/facility fee
NO TWO STATES ARE ALIKE!

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24. TRENDS IN STATE POLICIES
• Reimbursement of store &
forward, no specialty limits
• Private payer parity mandates
• Reimbursement for RPM
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• Geographic limitations (not just
urban/rural)
• Very narrow definitions of
telemedicine/telehealth
• No reimbursement for S&F/RPM
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