Carrier Specific Resources
Curi: Recommendations on Telehealth
The Doctors Company: COVID-19 Telehealth Resource Center
Private Payers
VAHP: Insurance Carrier’s Telehealth Provisions in Repsonse to COVID-19
Anthem BlueCross BlueShield information for Virginia Providers
Anthem Extending Coverage for COVID-19 Care
Anthem – COVID-19 Update: Guidance for telehealth/telephonic care for Behavioral Health services
The Medical Society of Virginia welcomed Matt Donovan, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Facilities and Sean Liverman, Senior Business Development Executive with the Medical Society of Virginia Insurance Agency as they discuss the most prevalent causes of loss, drivers of costs during a breach, expanding efforts of malicious actors during the COVID crisis, common misconceptions regarding CyberLiability Coverage, and methods of both risk transfer and risk mitigation.
Materials
National Resources
Funding opportunity: FCC Approves Emergency COVID-19 Telehealth and Connected Care Pilot Programs
HHS: HIPAA, Civil Rights, & COVID-19
Note: HHS information includes section on FAQs on HIPAA and Telehealth during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. EXPANSION OF TELEHEALTH WITH 1135 WAIVER: Under this new waiver, Medicare can pay for office, hospital, and other visits furnished via telehealth across the country and including in patient’s places of residence starting March 6, 2020.
CMS: Medicare Telehealth FAQs – Medicare coverage and payment of virtual services
Medicaid Memo: Provider Flexibilites Related to COVID-19
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRC): COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
Regional Resources
MATRC Telehealth Resources for COVID-19
Mid-Atlantic Telehealth Resource Center
Virginia Based Resources
The Rural Health Voice: the podcast of the Virginia Rural Health Association
Additional Telehealth Resources
AMA: Quick Guide to help doctors boot up their telemedicine practice
American Telemedicine Association
Telehealth Coverage Policies in the Time of Covid-19 to Date
CMS Coverage and Payment Related to COVID-19 Medicare
CMS Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
CMS Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CMS Telehealth Benefits in Medicare are a Lifeline for Patients During Coronavirus Outbreak
DEA Diversion Control COVID-19 Information Sheet
The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Telehealth in the News
During pandemic, telehealth visits soar from 10 per week to 300 at group practice