Key Takeaways:
1. When used correctly and according to payors' guidelines, codes for digitally stored data services or remote physiologic monitoring are eligible for reimbursement.
2. When seeing a patient in a telemedicine appointment, physicians and advanced health care practitioners should follow the practice's processes to escalate the care of a patient whose condition becomes urgent.
3. Almost every state requires physicians and advanced practice professionals to document the patient's or patient's representative's informed consent for telehealth according to the state's laws or regulations.