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Renee Dowling is a compliance auditor at Sansum Clinic, LLC, in Santa Barbara, California.

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Any billing changes won't come for a while.

Telehealth services billing unchanged at least through 2023

Terry Ciesla is senior vice president of ScribeEMR located in Woburn Massachusetts. 

The greatest challenge moving forward will be how to maximize remote medical capabilities.

Telehealth 2022: Tips for maximizing telemedicine tools   

Bruce D. Armon, a Partner and Chair in the Healthcare Practice at Saul Ewing, counsels clients on how federal and state health care laws affect health care providers and businesses.

Justin C. Danilewitz, a Partner in the White Collar and Government Enforcement Practice at Saul Ewing and former Assistant U.S. Attorney, represents physicians and practice groups in government investigations.

Virginia E. Hansen is an Associate in the Litigation Department at Saul Ewing.

HHS-OIG shares findings from its review of potential fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare billing for telehealth visits in the first year of the pandemic.

OIG Telehealth report highlights issues from first year of the pandemic

 advises clients on compliance, transactions, government administrative actions, and litigation involving healthcare, cybersecurity, corporate and securities law, as well as False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank whistleblower cases. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Rachel can be reached through her website, 

The top three types of care that were sought across state lines were primary care, mental health, and cancer.

Telehealth items to monitor

 is a Digital Marketing Specialist at Henry Schein MicroMD. Henry Schein MicroMD provides on-premise or cloud-based practice management, electronic medical records, or standalone e-prescribing solutions that help health care professionals streamline workflows and manage practices. The MicroMD family of medical software solutions has grown to serve over 14,000 physicians in primary care as well as all major medical and surgical specialties. Visit the 

Telehealth will not disappear from the health care landscape.

Telehealth in a post-pandemic world

Turns out that getting good, essential health care in the U.S. depends on income, more so than in any other wealthy country.

Connecting a disconnected healthcare ecosystem with telehealth and technology

After a 15-month fight with Long COVID, author Lucien W. Roberts, III, MHA, FACMPE, retired in February 2022 on the advice of his primary care doctor and his wife…perhaps not in that order.In retirement, he spends a few hours a week at a freestanding infusion center he co-owns, writes the occasional article, and tries not to drive his wife too crazy.He may be reached at 

Your success or lack thereof will rest upon patient loyalty.

Telehealth vs. telewealth: Six steps to ensure your future

Liz Fobare is the Senior Director of Clinical Product at Kareo, 

. With over 15 years of experience in the healthcare technology industry, Liz is a strategy expert. She is highly trained in design thinking methodologies with a proven track record of achieving operational efficiencies in product development, marketing, and customer experience.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-fobare-91ba5a14/

It’s clear that telehealth is here to stay.

Telehealth: More than a pandemic trend

Tom Cowen is the Head of Vertical Strategy, Healthcare & Life Sciences at Conga where he is responsible for institutionalizing Conga’s success in the HLS sector. He is a software industry executive who has worked for industry leaders and start-ups including Oracle, EMC, and Vendavo. Over the past 30 years, he has focused on bringing value to Healthcare & Life Sciences companies through applications including: CRM, ERP, quote to cash and price optimization. He has held roles in product & vertical strategy, finance, sales and sales engineering. While at Conga, Tom has had the privilege of working with top companies including Boston Scientific, AbbVie, Express Scripts, CVS Health, and McKesson.

Tom and his family founded Justin’s Smile Childhood Cancer Foundation in memory of his 13-year-old son, Justin, who passed away from Osteosarcoma. The foundation funds Childhood Cancer research and provides support for patients and parents.

Since Covid-19 began, telehealth usage has exploded, with approximately 80% of doctors now using the service.

Ins and outs of telehealth contract management

Many schemes involve allegations of orders or prescriptions for medically unnecessary DME, genetic testing, wound care, or prescriptions for medication, each resulting in reimbursement from a Federal health care program.

Telemedicine