CMS releases telehealth toolkits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released telehealth toolkits for general practitioners and providers treating patients with end-stage renal disease. Each toolkit links to sources of information on telehealth, such as how to initiate a telemedicine program, monitor patients remotely, develop documentation tools and other topics. They also outline temporary virtual services that could be used to treat patients during the COVID-ID pandemic.
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