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Telemedicine Coding:

Keep Telemedicine Codes On Your Radar Screen to Beam Up Additional Revenue

Published on Mon Jun 18, 2012

Know the rules to see if you qualify for Telemedicine paymentsTelemedicine applications in the ED are allowing specialists to consult from their own facility with any other facility that has the necessary equipment but reporting and getting paid for these services has been tough going. Our Q&A on changes in 2012 help you navigate your way to telehealth claims success What's the difference between telehealth and telemedicine?The evolution of remotely provided medical services without standard CPT® code descriptors has led to confusion about exactly what "telehealth" means. Using Medicare's policies and procedures as a guide, you can glean the following definitions, says Michael A. Granovsky, MD, FACEP, CPC, President of LogixHealth, a medical coding and billing company in Bedford, MA. Telemedicine is defined by CMS in this way, "Telemedicine seeks to improve a patient's health by permitting two-way, real time interactive communication between the patient, and the physician or practitioner at [...]
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