To provide telehealth services, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans must advise each enrollee that they may receive certain Medicare Part B services through “electronic exchanges[1]”. Electronic information or telecommunication technologies such as secure messaging, telephone, videoconferencing, and other evolving technologies capable of non-face-to-face communication expand the care options of MA plans. At the enrollee’s discretion, MA plans must still provide in-person access for the Part B service specified by the provider. And the plans must still comply with provider selection, state licensure, and credentialing requirements.[2] To qualify as an additional telehealth service, however, the service must meet the following requirements:
- The service is available under Medicare Part B but not payable under the original Medicare telehealth benefit; and[3]
- Providing the service through an electronic exchange is clinically appropriate when the acting physician is not in the same location as the enrollee.[4]
The experts at Advis will make sure your practice/group is prepared to take advantage of increased telehealth opportunities by:
- Performing a detailed market analysis to determine where in your service area telehealth volume can be expected to increase;
- Reviewing your infrastructure capabilities to ensure that you are equipped to handle increased telehealth demand;
- Assisting with determining whether your organization will be deemed an MA qualified provider; and
- Providing innovative strategies for attracting new contracts with additional MA plans.
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