The End of COVID-Era Telehealth Flexibilities
Avoid revenue risks with clear guidance on Medicare telehealth rules, billing, and compliance strategies with Shoreline Medical Billing company.
- What is the Telehealth Policy cliff?: Implement proactive protocols to optimize claim acceptance and minimize denials.
- The Key Telehealth Changes: Implement proactive protocols to optimize claim acceptance and minimize denials.
- Originating site restrictions and geographic limitations on telehealth: Implement proactive protocols to optimize claim acceptance and minimize denials.
- Change in Eligible providers for telehealth services: Implement proactive protocols to optimize claim acceptance and minimize denials.
- 1. What is the Telehealth Policy cliff?
- 2. The Key Telehealth Changes
- 3. Originating site restrictions and geographic limitations on telehealth
- 4. Change in Eligible providers for telehealth services
- 5. Prescription of controlled substances
- 6. What are the impacts on providers due to the telehealth policy cliff 2025?
- 7. Reduced Reimbursement
- 8. Compliance Pressure
- 9. Billing & Coding Complexity
- 10. Patient Access & Care Delivery
- 11. Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Risk
- 12. Telehealth contingency plan
- 13. Audit Telehealth patient volume:
- 14. Review upcoming appointments:
- 15. Update billing rules:
- 16. Train staff & clinicians:
- 17. Patient communication:
- 18. Document thoroughly:
- 19. Appeals & denials workflow:
- 20. Reassess service mix:
- 21. Shoreline Medical Billing company, Telehealth Transition Partne
- 22. FAQs
- 23. Q1. Will audio-only telehealth still be reimbursed after 2025?
- 24. Q2. Does FQHCs and RHCs can get reimbursement for telehealth services?
- 25. Q3. What are the eligible originating sites?
- 26. Q4. Is ShorelineMB the same as Shoreline Medical Billing company?
- Frequently Asked Questions
Starting October 1, 2025, all the Medicare telehealth changes that were effective before the COVID-19 PHE will roll back, resulting in billing changes and shrinking of telehealth reimbursements. This will impact everything from patient scheduling to cash flow. In this blog let us explore the changes effected, their impacts on providers, best strategies and practices that can be adopted and how healthcare providers can prepare themselves to avoid service disruption, denial risk, and revenue loss by partnering with Shoreline Medical Billing company.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions from healthcare practices and medical billing companies.
The coverage for audio-only telehealth services is reduced. Some behavioral health services are eligible for audio-only reimbursements under certain criteria, always check the CMS update before offering the service.
Yes. Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics will get reimbursements for telehealth services, but not at the same levels as allowed during the PHE.
Physician or Practitioner Offices, any hospitals settings like inpatient, outpatient, or critical access, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Nursing Facilities, Hospital-Based Renal Dialysis Centers, Independent Renal Dialysis Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers.
Yes, ShorelineMB.com is the official website of Shoreline Medical Billing company, a leading provider of medical billing and RCM services.
