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Telehealth Billing Compliance Risks Are Rising in Behavioral Health

Jason Free — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:21:54 +0000

The $300,000 False Claims Act settlement involving aptihealth should not be treated as an isolated behavioral health billing dispute. It highlights a larger compliance problem facing telehealth providers as virtual care expands faster than the controls needed to govern documentation, patient communication, attendance, and revenue cycle activity.

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ATA Pushes Interstate Telehealth Back Onto the Federal Agenda

Jason Free — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:47:53 +0000

In a March 31 announcement, the American Telemedicine Association and Johns Hopkins Medicine launched the LIFTT initiative to push for targeted federal reforms that would ease cross state telehealth barriers without displacing state licensure authority. (ATA) The announcement reads like a policy campaign, but its deeper significance is simpler.

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Telemedicine-Linked DME Fraud Underscores Systemic Weaknesses in Oversight

Jason Free — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:16:09 +0000

A federal indictment unsealed in January alleges a $30 million scheme involving fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) billing, illegal kickbacks, and misuse of pandemic relief funds.

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AMA: Telehealth Policy Cannot Function on Deadlines and Extensions

Jason Free — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:59:20 +0000

For nearly four years, the viability of Medicare-funded telehealth has hinged not on clinical efficacy or infrastructure investment but on arbitrary congressional timelines. The latest deadline, January 30, once again threatens to dismantle a vital pillar of modern care delivery if policymakers fail to authorize permanent legislative protections. While telehealth utilization has matured past its emergency roots, policy continues to treat it as provisional. This mismatch is not only structurally unsustainable but fiscally shortsighted.

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Cleveland Clinic Announces Rollout of Ambience Healthcare’s AI Platform

Jason Free — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:24:56 +0000

Cleveland Clinic has announced the rollout of Ambience’s AI platform for documentation, clinical documentation integrity (CDI), and point of care coding. This technology aims to provide more time for personal interaction during visits and reduce the administrative workload for caregivers.

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Providing Care Managers with Patient Medication History Data Could Help Increase Adherence and Save U.S. Healthcare $3.76 Billion

Jason Free — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:58:44 +0000

Surescripts, a leading health information network, projects more than $3.76 billion in savings across healthcare in the U.S. for health plans, employers and patients, when care managers have access to a patient’s medication history, better enabling them to support patients, close gaps in care, and improve Star Ratings.

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ONC Releases Common Agreement Version 2.0, Paving the Way for TEFCA Exchange via FHIR

Jason Free — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:04:05 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and its Recognized Coordinating Entity (RCE), The Sequoia Project, Inc., announced that Common Agreement Version 2.0 (CA v2.0) has been released.

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eHealth Exchange Launches Another Incentive Program To Accelerate HL7 FHIR Adoption

Jason Free — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:47:09 +0000

eHealth Exchange, one of the nation’s oldest and largest health information networks, has announced another incentive program for the public good, this time to reduce administrative burden on healthcare providers and payers.

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HHS Announces 2023 LEAP in Health IT Awardees Focused on Advanced FHIR Capabilities, Data Quality Improvements for USCDI Data Elements

Jason Free — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:54:11 +0000

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced two awards totaling $2 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity.

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eHealth Exchange and C3HIE Announce QHIN Intentions

Jason Free — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:26:55 +0000

eHealth Exchange, one of the nation’s oldest and largest health information networks, announced that C3HIE, a multi-regional health information exchange serving more than 128 counties across Texas, intends to partner with eHealth Exchange’s anticipated Qualified Health Information Network (QHIN) to participate in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT’s (ONC’s) Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).

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