Resources & Reports

CCHP’s July Newsletter is Here! This month’s topics include – CMS Releases CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule with Restructuring of Telehealth Service Code System and Other Changes; Emerging Trends Observed in Recent Updates to CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Map; CBO Telehealth Estimates for Telehealth Expansion Act; American Heart Association Launches Telehealth Certification;  Virginia Telehealth Network Provider Survey; Benefit of Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth for Employees; In case you missed it:  CCHP’s 2023 Medicare Billing Guide Release.

Today the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) is releasing its 2023 Telehealth Billing Guide for Medicare Fee-For-Service.  Due to the uncertainty of what temporary COVID-19 telehealth policies would remain in place post-public health emergency (PHE), CCHP delayed releasing this guide until the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed what their policies would be for fee-for-service Medicare. As such, the information contained in this guide is current up to May 2023.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made a number of resources available for providers related to telehealth, including a webpage devoted to telehealth for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients. The site discusses best practices and workflows for LGBTQ+ telehealth care, as well as ways of treating LGBTQ+ patients through telehealth. The resources seek to ensure providers are equipped to provide equitable care to LGBTQ+ patients and their families while better understanding the medical, emotional and social issues unique to the LGBTQ+ community.