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SAVE THE DATE!
Maine Telemedicine Summit
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
8-5 p.m.
Wells Conference Center
University of Maine/Orono
Registration fee is $50.00 per registrant and includes all materials and lunch.
Key Note Address: Dr. Dale Alverson
President of the American Telemedicine Association
Dr. Alverson is Professor of Pediatrics and Regents’ Professor at the University of New Mexico (UNM) School of Medicine and Director of the Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research at UNM.
Who Should Attend and Why?
Health care providers (primary care, specialty, hospital, home health, and more) – Hear and see how telemedicine can provide a cost effective, easy way to provide care without a big investment or a high level of tech knowledge and with a good ROI.
Patients – Learn how telemedicine can improve access to quality health care.
Employers and public and private payors – Find out how telemedicine can reduce costs and improve utilization of services.
Morning Sessions:
Telemedicine in Action - Maine providers will show how they are using telemedicine across the continuum of care. Talk with providers about how telemedicine increases access to high quality health care..
Telemedicine in Maine - What is happening in law and policy in Maine regarding telemedicine? What are Maine’s strategic planning efforts to improve telemedicine capacity?
Afternoon Workshops for Every Interest:
Consumer experiences
How to get started in using telemedicine in your organization or practice
Making the business case for telemedicine
What’s new in technology?
*Please be Sure to the Visit Telemedicine Vendors Throughout the Day!*
If you would like to register, please go to:
http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S%2cM3%2c8f0fdd24-8cc7-4f6b-9525-390676462d0d
(Online Registration kindly donated by Maine Primary Care Association )
Maine Telehealth Collaborative
Sponsored by the Maine CDC Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Insurance Coverage for Telehealth Services
Bureau of Insurance Provides Clarification of Public Law, Chapter 169 LD 1073 – An Act to Provide Insurance Coverage of Telemedicine Services
During the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature (2009), Maine’s Insurance Code (Title 24-A) was amended to include insurance coverage for medical care provided through telehealth services:
A carrier offering a health plan in this State may not deny coverage on the basis that the coverage is provided through telemedicine if the health care service would be covered were it provided through in-person consultation between the covered person and a health care provider. Coverage for health care services provided through telemedicine must be determined in a manner consistent with coverage for health care services provided through in-person consultation. A carrier may offer a health plan containing a provision for a deductible, copayment or coinsurance requirement for a health care service provided through telemedicine as long as the deductible, copayment or coinsurance does not exceed the deductible, copayment or coinsurance applicable to an in-person consultation.
Insurance companies are required to comply with this law as it pertains to them.
If a health care provider has questions about reimbursement, he or she should contact the provider relations person at the health insurance company. If a provider feels that the insurance company is not complying with the law, he or she can contact the Bureau of Insurance for assistance or to file a complaint. http://www.maine.gov/pfr/insurance/contact_us.htm |
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