Telemedicine

Texas HHSC-OIG is Ramping-Up its Investigations of Medicaid Pediatric Telemedicine Claims

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(June 27, 2023): In the State of Texas, Medicaid plays a significant role in providing healthcare services to a large portion of the population. With more than 5.9 million[1] Texans (approximately 18.9% of the current population[2]) enrolled in Medicaid, it is an essential program for qualifying low-income citizens. In Texas, Medicaid costs taxpayers over $40 […]

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COVID-19 – New FAQs and Toolkits for Telehealth & Medicare Provider Enrollment

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(March 27, 2020): Liles Parker published an article covering CMS’ blanket waiver of certain telehealth requirements on March 16, 2020, with an updated version posted March 17, 2020.[1] This article covers developments since March 17, 2020 related to CMS telehealth requirements and provider enrollment activities in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well

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Telemedicine Audits of Evaluations by Referring Physicians are Increasing

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(February 17, 2020): Over the last few months, we have seen a significant increase in the number of telemedicine audits and investigations by law enforcement and program integrity contractors.  Unfortunately, most of the calls we have received have been from physicians who have inadvertently become associated with a number of improper telemedicine schemes.  The purpose

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