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Wiki Telehealth services
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RebeccaWoodward*
True Blue
190 - Medicare Payment for Telehealth Services
Effective October 1, 2001, coverage and payment for Medicare telehealth includes consultation, office visits, individual psychotherapy, and pharmacologic management delivered via a telecommunications system. Eligible geographic areas include rural health professional shortage areas (HPSA) and counties not classified as a metropolitan statistical area (MSA). Additionally, Federal telemedicine demonstration projects as of December 31, 2000, may serve as the originating site regardless of geographic location.
Then refer to:
190.2 - Eligibility Criteria
http://www.cms.gov/manuals/downloads/clm104c12.pdf
dballard2004
True Blue
Just to add to Rebecca's reply:
If you meet the criteria for reporting telehealth services to Medicare, to my understanding, you also need to append one of the following modifiers:
GQ Via asynchronous telecommunications system
GT Via interactive audio/video telecommunication systems
If you meet the criteria for reporting telehealth services to Medicare, to my understanding, you also need to append one of the following modifiers:
GQ Via asynchronous telecommunications system
GT Via interactive audio/video telecommunication systems
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