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The Alliance for Connected Care aims to:
Demonstrate the importance of Connected Care as a tool for improved quality and efficiency.
Build significant and high-level support for Connected Care among leaders in Congress and the Administration.
Enable more telehealth to support new models of care.
Lift geographic and site restrictions for telehealth in Medicare.
Establish a consensus-based, standardized definition of Connected Care to advance with policymakers.
Alliance News
Alliance Joins Letter In Support of the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act
The Alliance for Connected Care joined over 20 organizations in a stakeholder letter supporting the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act (H.R. 1310). The bill would authorize the use of FBI criminal history record information for administration of interstate compacts. Read the letter here or below:
American Journal of Managed Care: Scaling Care Coordination Through Digital Engagement: Stepped-Wedge Trial Assessing Readmissions
American Journal of Managed Care: Scaling Care Coordination Through Digital Engagement: Stepped-Wedge Trial Assessing Readmissions Transitions of care represent a pivotal time period for patients as they are discharged from the hospital to a home setting. This study examined the usage of postdischarge digital engagement (PDDE) to engage patients during this traditionally risky time period. When comparing readmission rates among intervention and control groups, PDDE was found to have a significant impact among the high-risk population with increased readmission. Remote patient monitoring is an important innovation to increase access to care.
Connected Care Updates – February 14
This update includes: Alliance Announces New Executive Director Alliance Announces New Members Alliance Celebrates Its 10 Years of Telehealth Advocacy and notable research and news developments
Office of Inspector General (OIG): Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements
Office of Inspector General (OIG): Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements From March 2020 through November 2020 (audit period), Medicare Part B paid approximately $10.3 billion for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, including telehealth services, provided to Medicare enrollees nationwide. There were concerns that the telehealth expansion increased the risk of inappropriate payments in the Medicare program. However, the OIG found that providers generally met Medicare requirements when billing for E/M services provided via telehealth and unallowable payments that were identified resulted primarily from clerical errors or the inability to access records.
OIG Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements
Office of Inspector General (OIG): Telehealth Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries Complied with Medicare Requirements From March 2020 through November 2020 (audit period), Medicare Part B paid approximately $10.3 billion for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services, including telehealth services, provided to Medicare enrollees nationwide. There were concerns that the telehealth expansion increased the risk of inappropriate payments in the Medicare program. However, the OIG found that providers generally met Medicare requirements when billing for E/M services provided via telehealth and unallowable payments that were identified resulted primarily from clerical errors or the inability to access records. [...]