Telehealth Transforms In-Home Care

The current pandemic underscores the increasing importance of telehealth, which reduces the need for risky travel and interpersonal contact. Like hospitals and private clinics, home-health agencies are now developing and using comprehensive, safe telehealth programs for their patients. The need for palliative care and home-health services is expected to double by 2060; thus telehealth will continue to transform in-home treatment.

However, while telehealth for "palliative care" clearly is eligible for insurance coverage, it is unclear whether such eligibility applies to telehealth for "home health." As a result, home-health agencies have encountered difficulties being reimbursed for some telehealth services. So in response, home-health agencies are adapting their services in order to meet the criteria necessary for reimbursement.

How Does DiyaMD Play a Role?

DiyaMD is a budding telehealth platform that promotes safe, high-quality care and can be used anytime, anywhere with a cellphone, laptop, or desktop computer. It can help home-health and palliative-care providers continue their essential services during the current pandemic and afterward. DiyaMD's key capabilities include:

• E-consults (CPT Codes: 99345-99451)
• Virtual check-ins (CPT Codes: G2014 & G2012)
• Online digital evaluations (CPT Codes: G2061-2063)
• COVID-19 exposure and symptom tracking
• Medication safety alerts
• Patient-provider, provider-provider, and caregiver-provider communication

Thanks,
The Diya Health Team