The ATA Nexus 2024 Conference, one of the largest gatherings of virtual healthcare experts and thought leaders, just took place in Phoenix last week. If you weren’t able to attend…what did you miss?
Read MoreGain a high-level understanding of telepharmacy and how you can use and implement telepharmacy to positively impact patients, pharmacies, and healthcare providers
Read MoreThere are two primary structures in use in the DTC space: (1) Outsourcing and (2) Insourcing.
In this article, you’ll gain an overview of each structure, discover the limitations regarding billing and revenue model, and walk away with key operational considerations.
Read MoreDiscover what the OIG found when investigating telehealth billing fraud, what they recommend regarding future CMS oversight, and four takeaways for businesses billing Medicare telehealth services.
Read MoreThis article outlines the basics of the model and considerations for those contemplating building a virtual care network. It also contains a simple graphic of the model, which can be helpful for visual learners
Read MoreFind out what Healthcare and Life Sciences businesses and investors anticipate for the healthcare industry in 2022.
Read MoreFor the first time, the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) is becoming directly involved in the telepharmacy space, an industry that the DEA has not previously regulated aside from the loose application of its existing regulations governing online pharmacies. Find out what this means for your business and how you can submit comments to the DEA directly in this post.
Read MoreDentistry is one of a number of clinical specialties that is taking a creative and innovative approach to delivering care using digital health tools. Most of us are now familiar with Byte, SmileDirectClub, and Candid—these companies are pioneers in the space. However, tele-dentistry has far more potential applications than retail clear aligner services. Tele-dentistry entrepreneurs are building solutions for remote examination of sore or swollen teeth and gums, screening for certain oral diseases and cancers, mobile dental hygiene, dental hygiene education, and more.
Read MoreOn November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2022 (the “Final 2022 MPFS” or the “Final Rule”). As we noted in our July article discussing the Proposed 2022 MPFS, CMS made some significant proposed changes to allow for audio-only telehealth in some limited circumstances. In addition, the agency also proposed to enable remote “direct supervision,” which would allow practitioners to supervise clinical staff billing incident to their services as long as they could be available by audio/video communication as necessary.
Read MoreWe’re inviting you back for a bit of our weekly Partner meeting. This time we’re talking about Healthcare Innovation—what it is, the kind of innovative companies we’re seeing in the market, and what they’re doing that you should know about.
This conversation is especially relevant for those of you looking for emerging trends which may impact the market. (And hey, isn’t that everyone?)
Read MoreWe’ve hit the record button during our weekly Partner meeting to talk about the increased scrutiny of telemedicine and virtual care service by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), as reflected in the latest OIG work Plan and ongoing audits and evaluations.
This conversation is especially relevant for those of you in the telehealth/digital health space, whether you’re a healthcare provider or platform/tech providers.
Read More2020 was the year that showed us all that you can’t truly predict what lays ahead. But, for all the surprises of the last year, the industry didn’t collapse, it accelerated along familiar trend lines. So, after a year like 2020, should we even attempt to predict what will happen in 2021? We say yes. And here’s why…
Read MoreNixon Gwilt Law’s Managing Partner, Carrie Nixon, was quoted in an article appearing in mHealth Intelligence discussing the recent changes to Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring with the new 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (learn about our take here and here).
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