New AMA workgroup to focus on telehealth CPT coding
The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced a new workgroup charged with integrating the latest telehealth technology into the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set.
The Telehealth Services Workgroup is comprised of more than 50 experts representing physicians, health professionals, telemedicine innovators and health insurers.
“The CPT code set is the foundation upon which every participant in the medical community--physicians, hospitals, allied health professionals, payers and others--can efficiently share accurate information about medical services,” said AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD. “Input from the Telehealth Services Workgroup will help the CPT code set reflect new technological and telehealth advancements available to mainstream clinical practice, and ensures the code set can fulfill its role as the health system’s common language for reporting contemporary medical procedures.”
The workgroup will provide their expertise for practical enhancements that CPT needs to reflect the coding demands of emerging telehealth services and remote patient monitoring.
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