How the Public Health Emergency Expiration Affects Telehealth

Today’s episode is an excerpt from our recent webinar. As you probably know, the world changed a lot in 2020, especially the healthcare industry. A Public Health Emergency was declared which allowed certain exceptions to help the healthcare industry move forward during this challenging period. Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) to expire May 11, 2023.

With the expiration comes changes to many of the exceptions that were put in place during the PHE. One of these affected areas is telehealth. In this episode, Stewart Garner, a senior healthcare advisor in Kassouf's Healthcare Group, will discuss these important changes. Stewart helps clients make informed business decisions and find innovative solutions to increase profitability and efficiency. His areas of emphasis include but are not limited to operational assessments of practice workflows, process improvement initiatives, EHR/PM system implementation and optimization, revenue cycle management, payer enrollment, bundled payment models, and HIPAA privacy and security compliance.

Resources:

Medicare Codes: effective through December 31, 2023

Medicare flexibilities fact sheet

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