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  • Monthly Telehealth Collaberative Meeting
    June 07, 2012 (1:00 PM)

    The collaberative has changed its regular  meeting date from the third Thursday to the first Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thur Dec 1st 2011 from 1-3pm. The meeting is held at Medical Care Development 11 Parkwood Drive Augusta, ME  04330 or...


    Edwina Ducker
  • Monthly Telehealth Collaberative Meeting
    July 05, 2012 (1:00 PM)

    The collaberative has changed its regular  meeting date from the third Thursday to the first Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thur Dec 1st 2011 from 1-3pm. The meeting is held at Medical Care Development 11 Parkwood Drive Augusta, ME  04330 or...


    Edwina Ducker
  • Monthly Telehealth Collaberative Meeting
    August 02, 2012 (1:00 PM)

    The collaberative has changed its regular  meeting date from the third Thursday to the first Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thur Dec 1st 2011 from 1-3pm. The meeting is held at Medical Care Development 11 Parkwood Drive Augusta, ME  04330 or...


    Edwina Ducker
  • Monthly Telehealth Collaberative Meeting
    September 06, 2012 (1:00 PM)

    The collaberative has changed its regular  meeting date from the third Thursday to the first Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thur Dec 1st 2011 from 1-3pm. The meeting is held at Medical Care Development 11 Parkwood Drive Augusta, ME  04330 or...


    Edwina Ducker
  • Monthly Telehealth Collaberative Meeting
    October 04, 2012 (1:00 PM)

    The collaberative has changed its regular  meeting date from the third Thursday to the first Thursday of the month. The next meeting is Thur Dec 1st 2011 from 1-3pm. The meeting is held at Medical Care Development 11 Parkwood Drive Augusta, ME  04330 or...


    Edwina Ducker
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New Credentialing and Privileging Documents in Resource page PDF Print E-mail

 

On May 5, 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rule making changes to CMS’s Conditions of Participation (CoPs) as they pertain to the credentialing and privileging of telehealth providers. The final rule permits both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) to utilize a new process to credential and privilege telehealth providers.

This final rule is the culmination of more than a year long effort by CMS and the telehealth industry to establish a workable procedure to permit originating-site hospitals (the location of the patient) to rely upon and accept the credentialing and privileging decisions of the distant site entity (the location of the practitioner).

In order to comply with CMS’s CoPs, originating-site hospitals would have been required to fully credential and privilege each telemedicine practitioner, just as if that practitioner was present physically in the facility, had this rule not been proposed by CMS.

CMS issued its proposed rule nearly one year ago (May 26, 2010) and invited public comment through the rulemaking process. The final rule reflects the CMS response to the public comments received through the rulemaking process. The effective date of the provisions in this rule is July 5, 2011.

The final rule can be found at: 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR

‐2011‐05‐05/pdf/2011‐10875.pdf 
 
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Maine Telemedicine Summit a Great Success

Maine 2nd Telemedicine Summit - Tuesday, August 16, 2011,

Wells Conference Center, University of Maine/Orono

Welcome Address:Dr. Sheila Pinette, Director Maine CDC

 
KeyNote Address; Ron Riesenbach VP of Emerging Business - Ontario Telemedicine Network
 
Presentations
  • The Future of BroadBand Technology in Maine
  • Tealth Technology and its Impact on EMS in Maine:
  • Speed Sharing: Ask the Expert Session
  • The New CMS Credentialing Rules for Telemedicine
  • Mhealth Technology - How it's Being Used in Maine
  • FCC Broadband Reimbursement for Rural Providers
  • Update on the NETC Project

See Resource-Documents tab for full agenda and conference presentations

                                          Maine Telehealth Collaborative
                  Sponsored by the Maine CDC Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
 
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