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Course Description

This session will provide the Physician Practice with background information on the recent increased flexibility in acceptance and coverage of telehealth services.  Including telemedicine, by federal and state agencies and commercial carriers, along with practical information on best practices for us of telehealth in the physician practice, with how to steps to help the medical practice move toward telehealth service provision for their patient population during the COVID19 Pandemic and beyond.

Objectives

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:
•Describe the landscape of Telehealth before COVID-19
•Outline and explain federal action that expanded Telehealth services
•Describe federal funding opportunities and approaches tied to telemedicine and telehealth
•Describe and list telehealth resources
•Discuss telehealth best practices for physician practice
•Describe coding/billing of telehealth services
•List various commercial insurer, state and federal payment approaches to telehealth services and any barriers access to care

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest:
Consultant: Retained consultant for the Physicians Advocacy Institute, Inc (PAI)
None of the planners have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.