Understand the regulatory landscape for a remote patient monitoring program and how it intersects with the telehealth landscape.
Many health care providers in the digital age are increasingly providing care over various modes of technology, including telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Providing such care presents a range of federal and state regulatory implications and risks, including reimbursement differences at the federal and state levels, FDA compliance, HIPAA privacy and security considerations, licensure, and fraud and abuse matters. This presentation will help health care providers and professionals understand the regulatory landscape for a remote patient monitoring program and how it intersects with the telehealth landscape.
The live webinar will provide an overview of potentially applicable laws and will follow with regulatory considerations to implement when developing a remote patient monitoring compliance program to complement telehealth practices. This webinar is important for health industry stakeholders to stay abreast of an evolving technological and regulatory landscape while focusing on patient care in multiple virtual and at-home settings.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to define remote patient monitoring relative to telehealth generally.
- You will be able to discuss state legal and regulatory considerations applicable to the use of remote patient monitoring.
- You will be able to explain the differences between remote patient monitoring and general telehealth for coverage purposes.
- You will be able to recognize potential regulatory hurdles to be addressed when developing RPM compliance program.
Agenda
Intersection Between RPM and Telehealth
- Definitions
- Increase in Usage
- Types of Technology and Examples
- Subset of Telehealth
- How It’s Treated Differently
- Flexibility of Patient Location, etc.
- Licensure - Different Types of Permitted Providers
Coverage and Reimbursement
- How Is RPM Covered Under Medicare
- What Codes and Services?
- Examples
- Billing Practices and Accuracy; Any Risks; Must Have Physician-Patient Relationship
- State Laws and Medicaid - Patchwork to Navigate
Relevant Federal and State Laws
- FDA and Medical Device; CMS Payment Policies Require Rpms Meet Definition of Medical Device Under FDCA
- HIPAA and Data Privacy and Security
- Fraud and Abuse Considerations
- State Laws: Corporate Practice of Medicine
- State Laws: Supervision
Practical Considerations
- Overview of Risks to Telehealth and RPM Program
- Developing a Compliance Program; Policies and Procedures
- Patient Education; Integrating With EHR, Regularly Review Data, Informed Consent, Using a Secure Platform, Accurate Billing Practices; Contracting With RPM Vendors and Risk
Speakers
Justin Chavez,
BakerHostetler- Associate with BakerHostetler, national healthcare group
- Extensive experience advising clients on health information privacy and security, including providing HIPAA counseling, assisting with breach notification and assisting in responses to government investigations
- Advises health care clients on a range of complex regulatory issues, including federal privacy and fraud and abuse compliance
- Works with health IT clients on 21st Century Cures Act compliance, including information blocking regulations
- Frequently updates clients on the regulatory aspects of health care transactions, especially in the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute, as well as advises them on telehealth implementation
- Member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia
- J.D. degree, Washington University School of Law; B.A. degree, University of Texas at Austin
Vimy Devassy,
Partner ,
BakerHostetler- Partner with BakerHostetler, national healthcare group
- Practice focuses on transactions and regulatory matters for healthcare industry clients
- Extensive experience managing issues related to confidentiality, privacy and security of health information, including compliance with the rubric of state and federal healthcare privacy laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), digital health laws, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the 21st Century Cures Act requirements, including the information blocking regulations
- Serves as Co-Chair of the Healthcare Technology team
- Certified as a Health Care Information Security and Privacy Practitioner (HCISPP), as well as an Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and the International Information System Security Certification Consortium
- J.D. degree, Boston University School of Law; M.B.A. degree, Boston University School of Management; M.P.H. degree, Emory University; B.S. degree, Georgia Institute of Technology
Who Should Attend
This live webinar is designed for medical records directors, health information directors, coders, business managers, office managers, nurses, hospital administrators, billing managers, social workers, counselors, release of records professionals and compliance managers, and attorneys.
