CMS Telehealth CY 14 Fact Sheet

The link below is to the current CMS published Telehealth fact sheet for FFS as it pertains to CY 14. At the end of the document, they have provided a list of other helpful links that might useful depending on your programs’ needs and development.
http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/telehealthsrvcsfctsht.pdf
cms.gov
You can access HRSA’s website tool to determine a potential originating site’s eligibility for Medicare telehealth payment at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/Telehealth on the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.

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