Carrie Nixon in Modern Healthcare Discussing the Senate Hearing on Telehealth
Carrie Nixon in Modern Healthcare Discussing the Senate Hearing on Telehealth

Nixon Law Group’s Managing Partner, Carrie Nixon, was quoted in an article appearing in Modern Healthcare discussing the Senate HELP Committee hearing on telehealth that took place on June 17, 2020. The article notes general consensus among Committee members on two areas set forth as priorities by the Committee’s Chair, including 1) making permanent the elimination of the originating site and geographic restrictions for Medicare reimbursement of telehealth visits; and 2) maintaining and potentially expanding the list of services that may be provided by telehealth under Medicare, along with the list of types of healthcare providers eligible to provide these services to Medicare beneficiaries.

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TelehealthCarrie NixonTelehealth, Telemedicine, COVID-19, Medicare, Carrie Nixon
Tommy Miller with Rocket Factory: 5 Tips from the Negotiation Table
Tommy Miller with Rocket Factory: 5 Tips from the Negotiation Table

With “Episode 3: 5 Tips from the Negotiation Table,” Tommy and I will dive into the following topics that should be relevant for every investor, founder, and CEO: Have a solid but flexible strategy/commercialization plan; Know and understand your competitive landscape, and how you will fit into/disrupt it.; Begin your company with the end in mind – preparing for exit; Be well-prepared in highly regulated industries (regulatory paths, documentation, marketing, information systems); What are your use cases and who is paying?

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Webinar and Discussion: Innovating in an Emergency: How COVID-19 is Impacting Drug Development now...and beyond
Webinar and Discussion: Innovating in an Emergency: How COVID-19 is Impacting Drug Development now...and beyond


Join us as Tommy Miller, Sr. Counsel and Life Science Lead at Nixon Law Group, speaks with industry experts, John Lazo and Nikki Hastings, about how the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted pharmaceutical drug development. The panel will discuss how innovators are responding to the pandemic through new tests, devices and therapeutics and how the drug development ecosystem can implement "lessons learned" to help us better prepare for the future of drug discovery.

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CMS clarifies use of Remote Patient Monitoring during COVID-19 and further expands Telehealth for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, other practitioners
CMS clarifies use of Remote Patient Monitoring during COVID-19 and further expands Telehealth for Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, other practitioners

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has issued a second Interim Final Rule (“IFR2”) that includes additional expansions and clarifications relating to the provision and reimbursement of telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and telephone services during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”). While these expansions are another step forward for the adoption of digital technologies and services in healthcare, there are additional changes needed in the near-term, as detailed in the summary below.

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Telehealth, Care Management ServicesCarrie NixonTelehealth, Telemedicine, Remote Patient Monitoring, Remote Monitoring, COVID-19, Medicare, CMS, Reimbursement, Coronavirus, Carrie Nixon
FQHCs and RHCs now paid for Telehealth and Virtual Communications Services during COVID-19
FQHCs and RHCs now paid for Telehealth and Virtual Communications Services during COVID-19

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress on March 27, 2020 opened the door for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) to increase healthcare access to patients in rural and underserved areas by reimbursing for telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries during the public health emergency (PHE). In addition, CMS has issued non-legislative policy changes and flexibility to address the increased need for remote services for Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas of the country.

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TelehealthGuest UserCoronavirus, COVID-19, Telehealth, virtual care, communications, RPM, Remote Patient Monitoring, CMS, Rebecca Gwilt
How to make sure you get (and keep) your Medicare CARES Provider Relief Fund Payment
How to make sure you get (and keep) your Medicare CARES Provider Relief Fund Payment

Medical providers across the spectrum have endured a significant hit to revenues as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). MGMA’s recent report, “COVID-19 Financial Impoact on Medical Practices”, indicates that nearly 100% of providers have seen a negative revenue impact, with an average decrease in revenue of 55%. To offset some of those losses, the CARES Act allocated a $50 billion “general allocation” to support the sustainability of these providers.

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Telehealth, Virtual Visits, e-Visits, and Remote Care for Nursing Homes during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)
Telehealth, Virtual Visits, e-Visits, and Remote Care for Nursing Homes during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)

The burden on the staff and residents of long-term care facilities, including nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities, has increased significantly around the country. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in response to feedback from industry stakeholders, and under new 1135 waiver authorities granted to it in the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, implemented several policy changes to support long term care facilities, including changes enabling practitioners to remotely provide services to these facilities and to remotely supervise on-site providers. 

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Webinar and Discussion: Reimbursement and Implementation of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19...and Beyond
Webinar and Discussion: Reimbursement and Implementation of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19...and Beyond

Join us for a webinar to explain the most recent regulatory and reimbursement changes around the Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, e-Visit, and Virtual Check-in CPT codes, during COVID-19, and what those changes mean from a practical perspective.

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Telehealth, Remote MonitoringCarrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'ConnorRemote Monitoring, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, e-Visit, virtual check-in, virtual care, COVID-19, CMS, FDA, OIG, Coronavirus
CMS issues Interim Rule on use of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, e-visits, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19
CMS issues Interim Rule on use of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, e-visits, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19

In response to urgent requests from healthcare providers and digital health services companies, CMS released an Interim Final Rule with comment period (the “Rule”) on March 30, 2020 that eases restrictions around the use of telehealth and other virtual communications technologies to aide response to the COVID-19 public health crisis. The Rule adds reimbursement for over 80 additional services that can now be furnished by telehealth, removes the requirement that Medicare patients have a previously established relationship with the provider billing for telehealth or remote communications services, and allows the “face-to-face” encounters required to initiate some services to be conducted via telehealth.

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Telehealth, Remote MonitoringCarrie NixonCOVID-19, RPM, tel, Remote Patient Monitoring, virtual check-in, e-Visit, Coronavirus
The #WFH Life: Tips for Working From Home from a Virtual Law Firm
The #WFH Life: Tips for Working From Home from a Virtual Law Firm

In this unprecedented global outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as “COVID-19,” many people have found themselves working from a new office: their home. Nixon Law Group has been virtual since its inception, and although we have dedicated office spaces for our team to use, most of us spend the majority of our working hours at home.

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The Future is Virtual—Work, That Is
The Future is Virtual—Work, That Is

With the sudden upset in many traditional workplaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carrie and I count ourselves grateful because (1) we are a healthcare innovation firm, and advice regarding telemedicine and remote patient monitoring technology is in high demand these days, and (2) as an already fully virtual company, we have not had to struggle to transition our employees out of an office because we already have the flexibility to serve our clients from any location.

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Carrie Nixon in the Wall Street Journal: Remote-Care Companies Scale Up to Combat Coronavirus Threat
Carrie Nixon in the Wall Street Journal: Remote-Care Companies Scale Up to Combat Coronavirus Threat

“Widening use of telehealth and remote monitoring could lead to broader recognition among health-care providers and lawmakers of the value of these technologies and the need to reimburse for them appropriately, even after this crisis subsides, said Carrie Nixon of Nixon Law Group and an advisor to health-care venture firm Empactful Capital.”

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TelehealthCarrie NixonCoronavirus, Telehealth, Telemedicine
Telehealth Waiver eases Medicare Restrictions during COVID-19 National Emergency -- but may not go far enough
Telehealth Waiver eases Medicare Restrictions during COVID-19 National Emergency -- but may not go far enough

When the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2020 was signed into law on March 6th, a provision in the Act that waives the geographic and originating site restrictions on telehealth services for the elderly garnered less attention, but could have a very important role to play in combatting COVID-19 - particularly if the waiver authority is further expanded by Congress. Learn more about the emergency telehealth waivers.

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TelehealthCarrie NixonTeleheath, Telemedicine, Coronavirus, COVID-19, National Emergency, e-Visit, virtual check-in
Is Your Digital Health or Remote Patient Monitoring Company Violating the BIPA?
Is Your Digital Health or Remote Patient Monitoring Company Violating the BIPA?

Historically, biometric data – think fingerprint scans to “clock in” and face recognition technology for identifying potential suspects – has been collected by employers, law enforcement, and financial institutions and used for security purposes. As technology evolves and becomes more sophisticated, private companies—including digital health, telemedicine, and RPM companies—are beginning to incorporate biometric data from consumers and patients into their solutions.

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Remote Monitoring, PrivacyGuest UserBIPA, biometric data, biometric information, Digital Health, Remote Monitoring