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The guidance requires providers to document a positive COVID-19 test result in the medical record.
UHG compared differences in preventive care and chronic condition metrics between capitated and fee-for-service payment.
A team from the VA visited MedSign and talked about the company becoming a vendor of the U.S. government, CEO says.
Rural providers can pursue care transformation, such as expanding telehealth to allow the beneficiary's place of residence to be an originating site.
The new deadline applies to newly eligible providers as well as the eligible Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, CHIP and dental providers.
Reform efforts must be coupled with significant and targeted investment to bridge the digital divide, says Dr. Jason Tibbels of Teladoc.
The DOJ is seeking an amount equal to three times the amount of the $1.4 billion in damages as well as a civil penalty of $11,000 for each violation.
The company says it was able to do this because of lower-than-anticipated costs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other rules update coverage requirements, eliminate post-admission physician evaluations and allow non-physician practitioners to meet with patients.
Star ratings would add a Timely and Effective Care group and would include critical access hospitals and VA hospitals.