After much anticipation, The Joint Commission posted prepublication telemedicine requirements for hospitals and critical access hospitals August 4. The standards (LD.04.03.09 and MS.13.01.01) were retroactively effective to August 1.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 32
On May 2, CMS finalized a new credentialing rule that relieves credentialing professionals of the onerous task of verifying the often numerous hospital affiliations and board licenses typically held by telemedicine providers.
In May, CMS issued final rules regarding the manner in which hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) can privilege telemedicine providers, laying to rest a long debate.
Many clients have asked me about appropriate privileging for telemedicine providers. This is a regulatory issue, and the most common regulatory agencies, The Joint Commission and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), have not been in sync with their requirements....