New to Practice Bundle-A New Standard of Care: Making Telehealth Work for You (Archive)

A New Standard of Care: Making Telehealth Work for You (Archive)

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Video Summary

In this AANS webinar, neurosurgeon Mike Wang is joined by faculty members John Ratliff and Clemens Schirmer to discuss the use of telemedicine in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. Dr. Wang shares his own experience of adopting telemedicine and highlights the benefits and promise it holds, even for practitioners who have not used it before. Dr. Ratliff provides an overview of the regulations and billing practices for telehealth visits, emphasizing the recent changes made by CMS to relax restrictions and widen the scope of telehealth services. He explains the different CPT codes and documentation requirements for telehealth visits, as well as the rules for billing telephone visits. Dr. Schirmer discusses the use of telemedicine in teaching hospitals and the role of learners and residents in telehealth encounters. He also explores the challenges associated with uploading and sharing medical images during telehealth visits, as well as the limitations of current telehealth platforms. The webinar concludes with a discussion of the future of telemedicine and the likelihood of its continued use and reimbursement post-COVID-19.

Keywords

AANS webinar

neurosurgeon

telemedicine

COVID-19 crisis

telehealth visits

regulations

billing practices

CPT codes

documentation requirements