<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style=""><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">OHA released guidance re establishing visits via telephone</font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Announcements/APCM%20establishing%20visits%20via%20telephone%20are%20permitted%20starting%20March%2023%202020.pdf" target="_blank" style="">Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) participating in the Advanced Payment Care Model (APCM)</a><br></font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">OHA also released  telemedicine/telehealth billing guidance for Oregon Health Plan fee for service providers

</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HSD/OHP/Announcements/Telemedicine-telehealth%20billing%20guidance%20for%20Oregon%20Health%20Plan%20fee-for-service%20providers.pdf" target="_blank" style="">Fee-for-service physical health providers Fee-for-service behavioral health providers Fee-for-service oral health providers</a></font></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">We are awaiting additional revisions to the HERC  Ancillary Guideline Note (A5) later today or tomorrow.</p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The AMA has released a rather long, but helpful document for those engaged in or planning a telehealth rollout.</p></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ama-offers-further-guidance-telehealth-rollouts" target="_blank">https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/ama-offers-further-guidance-telehealth-rollouts</a>  <br clear="all"></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="">The HHS Office of Civil Rights will p<span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">ermit Business Associates to share patient data during COVID-19</span></div><div style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><a href="https://healthitsecurity.com/news/ocr-permits-business-associates-to-share-patient-data-during-covid-19" target="_blank">https://healthitsecurity.com/news/ocr-permits-business-associates-to-share-patient-data-during-covid-19</a> </font></div><div style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif">I hope you find these helpful, and if you can, enjoy some sunshine!</font></div><div style=""><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Cathy </font></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon</div><div><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366</div>
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