As a way to improve the healthcare system’s COVID-19 response, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has revealed more Medicare payment flexibilities to deliver telehealth, value-based care, and care beyond the traditional hospital during the pandemic.

Hospitals will earn secure, consistent Medicare payments by upping the number of beds for COVID-19 patients. This latest rule guarantees that facilities such as teaching hospitals, outpatient recovery centers, and community health service healthcare programs will not have to deal with decreased Medicare subsidies to raise the number of beds or patient admissions to minimize the pressure on the acute care system.

In turn, more companies will have the ability to supply and charge telehealth facilities, according to the rule. To broaden telehealth during the pandemic, CMS is forgoing limits on the kinds of providers that will deliver telehealth and is permitting hospitals to charge for remote care provided to hospital outpatients.

Long-awaited improvements to the Medicare Joint Savings Plan (MSSP) were among the flexibilities also announced. Furthermore, CMS revealed that the financial framework will be changed in assessing spending for accountable care organizations (ACOs). ACOs who accept increased financial risk under system rules in their next agreement cycle will also have the option of keeping the current financial risk standard for another year.

To read more, visit https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/cms-reveals-more-flexibility-with-medicare-payment-mssp-changes.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

Episode five of the CareOptimize COVID-19 Insights webinar is here, jam-packed with information aimed at helping you navigate the ever-changing healthcare industry in the age of coronavirus. This week, we focus on what’s going on with the FCC Telehealth Program, other loans and grants, the reinstatement of elective procedures and which states are allowing them, and MIPS credit being given for COVID-19 clinical trial reporting.

Along with our free COVID-19 monitoring and reporting technology, we also cover the rise of Remote Patient Monitoring and how CareOptimize can help. All of this and more is ready for viewing at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQHAhfcPV4. You can also watch the webinar by visiting the Insights page of our website: https://careoptimize.com/insights/. If you need to catch up, our YouTube channel has all previous episodes available: https://www.youtube.com/careoptimize.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475

As the challenges continue in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CareOptimize is committed to keeping you apprised of the important trends with our comprehensive, weekly COVID-19 Insights Webinar. This week we’ll be focusing on the reinstatement of elective surgeries in a few states, the greater adoption of remote tracking, and new developments with the FCC’s Telehealth Program.

We will also go over the technology CareOptimize has developed to help streamline COVID-19 monitoring and reporting, its genesis, and how this utility can help your practice post-pandemic.

Episode five of the COVID-19 Insights Webinar will be available later this week. All previous episodes are available for viewing on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/careoptimize and our website: www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

This week continues the COVID-19 Insights webinar series. Some of the topics we have in store include the loans and grants being offered by the government, how they differ, and how they may benefit your practice, including SBA Loans and Grants, HHS Grants, Medicare Advance/Accelerated Payments, and Telehealth Funding. We’ll also be going over the technology we’ve developed to assist with streamlining COVID-19 monitoring and reporting.

In case you missed it, last Friday we posted episode three of the CareOptimize COVID-19 Insights Webinar. Topics included the latest changes to Medicaid Waivers, submission deadline extensions to the MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy, and uninsured Medicare coverage.

All episodes in this series are available on the CareOptimize YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/careoptimize and our website www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, Nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.

The CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar continues this week. Some of the topics you can look forward to in Insights Webinar COVID 19 Episode 2 include CMS Waiver updates, Medicare Advanced Payment, and changes with telehealth and telemedicine.

This webinar also highlights three distinct provider models and how they have adjusted to the changes and challenges in the healthcare industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Featured, too, are the CareOptimize COVID-19 Template and Report utilities, technology developed to streamline COVID-19 reporting and monitoring.

Next week’s webinar will be on Thursday, April 9^th at 2PM EST. Topics will be announced soon. Remember you can watch all of the webinars by visiting our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/careoptimize, or our website www.careoptimize.com/insights.

This update is provided by CareOptimize. We provide healthcare management consulting services and products and we’ve helped numerous healthcare organizations succeed for more than a decade. We provide managed care solutions as well as products like coding modules, nextgen EHR utilities, and more. For more information, please call 855.937.8475.