This assignment should include the following elements:
1. It will be written in the 3rd person and objectively
2. The length of the body of the paper will be no more than 4 pages and this does not include the title and reference page(s).
3. APA style format
4. Use the 7th. edition of the APA Manual for all APA formatting and the ‘professional paper format for this paper
5. Use at least level one headings, and include citations, and references.
6. Please be sure to use proper Grammar and syntax: Observe norms for grammar, punctuations, language.
7. Submit as a single Word document: Title (cover) page, the body of the paper, reference page(s)
Body of paper
1. No opinions – this paper is not an editorial or commentary format
2. Direct quotes are NOT permitted
3. Avoid personalization: Avoid I, my, or we
What to Include in this paper:
1. State policies and regulations of your discipline or the one you are working toward, and the National policies and regulations for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Telehealth Services for your discipline
2. Compare & contrast the RPM and Telehealth Services licensure, credentialing policies, and regulations for your discipline between your state and the U.S.
3. Utilize a minimum of 2 Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed articles or evidence-based literature, 5 years old or less
Academic writing points:
1. No opinions – this paper is not an editorial or commentary format
2. Quotations are NOT permitted
3. Avoid personalization: Avoid I, my, or we
Submission:
1. The Microsoft Word document is to be uploaded into Canvas via the file upload link of the assignment.
Additional Resources:
Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement for Telehealth Services For Medicare Services (CMS)
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/telehealthsrvcsfctsht.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Medicare’s New Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement: What Providers Need to Know
Published on The National Law Review (http://www.natlawreview.com (Links to an external site.))
https://www.natlawreview.com/print/article/medicare-s-new-remote-patient-monitoring-reimbursement-what-providers-need-to-know?sthash_Wu6wO9Bo_mjjo= (Links to an external site.)
State Laws and Reimbursement Policies
The Center for Connected Health Policy helps you stay informed about telehealth-related laws, regulations, and Medicaid programs. They cover current and pending laws, legislation regulations for the U.S., all fifty states, and the District of Columbia.
http://www.cchpca.org/state-laws-and-reimbursement-policies (Links to an external site.)
TRC: Telehealth Legal and Regulatory Module Developed by The Center for Connected Health Policy
Telehealth raises a number of legal concerns, especially regarding cross-state practice and reimbursement. This link to the TRC module addresses many of the legal and regulatory issues affecting telehealth. This module is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues nor legal advice, but to highlight some of the more prominent legal issues that arise when using telemedicine technologies. For information related to reimbursement, please see the reimbursement module.
https://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/legal-regulatory
