The proposed rule is a biggie at over 2,000 pages and made news by cutting Medicare physicians' pay by decreasing the conversion factor to $33.08, a decrease of $1.53. The proposal provides telehealth extensions and broadens access to mental health and substance abuse care as well as dental services and colon cancer screening. CMS is...
Tucson Medical Center (TMC) partners with Mayo Clinic to launch a new virtual genetic counseling service; a type of telehealth service where a clinician can help explain genetic risks for hereditary cancer, such as breast or colon cancer. Recent research indicates there is a shortage of cancer-trained genetic counselors, noting the...
