MGMA Telemedicine and Telehealth Tool Kit

MGMA has released a tool kit for telemedicine and telehealth for COVID-19.

You can find the tool kit under the COVID-19 tag.

POET appreciates Catalyst Health Network sharing the following information:

CARE ALERT 8: March 19, 2020
Catalyst Community,
Today’s content will be brief, containing updates and focusing on the resources coming out of today’s Webinar 5 on business continuity and implementing Telehealth in your practice.
IN TODAY’S CARE ALERT: 
Governor Abbott’s closure announcement
Questions from today’s Webinar 5
Telehealth Visit Reimbursement and Billing Guidelines 
NEXT ZOOM WEBINAR: TUESDAY 24TH 12 – 1 PM
Same place, same time! Topics will be released at a later date.

We are recording ALL Catalyst hosted COVID-19 Webinars! You can access today’s Webinar 5 covering business continuity & implementing Telehealth HERE.

Click Here for NEW COVID-19 Care Alert #8

CARE ALERT 8: March 19, 2020
Click Here for NEW COVID-19 Care Alert #8
Click Here for COVID-19 Care Alert #7

Click Here for COVID-19 Care Alert #6

Waived Medicare Telehealth Restrictions, MGMA, 3/20/2020

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Medicare Communications-Based Technology Codes, MGMA 3/20/2020

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Texas Medical Board (TMB) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding Telemedicine During ….COVID-19, 3/19/2020

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Tips to Prepare Your Office for Coronavirus.

Power Point provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Add another code to your coronavirus testing list.

AMA drops CPT Assistant fact sheet on new COVID-19 code

Effective March 13, you can turn to the following code:

  • 87635 (Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid [DNA or RNA];severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2] [Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)],amplified probe technique)

For the full article

AMA drops CPT Assistant fact sheet on new COVID-19 code

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TMB FAQs on telemedicine

Texas Medical Board announcement regarding telemedicine http://www.tmb.state.tx.us/page/coronavirus

To view the FAQs

What Does the Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During COVID-19 Mean?, 3/18/2020

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