Instructions for category 1 Continuing Medical Education credit™.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Test ID no.: jaip247
Contact hours: 1.00
Expiration date: September 30, 2023
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ can be earned by reading the text material and taking this CME examination online. For complete instruction, visit the Journal’s Web site at www.jaci-inpractice.org.
Learning objectives
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To see patients via telemedicine while adhering to regulations that are likely to go into effect post pandemic.
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To anticipate new and changed regulations that will affect the ability to use telemedicine.
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To locate relevant resources that describe regulations regarding use of telemedicine.
CME items
Question 1. Changes in the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations during COVID-19 include which of the following?
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Any platform can be used for telemedicine regardless of its HIPAA compliance status.
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B.
Inadvertent disclosure of protected health information (PHI) no longer needs to be reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) during COVID-19.
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C.
HIPAA rules were not changed, however, the Notice of Enforcement Discretion (NED) indicated that infractions would not be penalized.
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D.
The HIPAA rules were suspended during COVID-19.
Question 2. Which Medicare and Medicaid policy changed during COVID-19?
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A.
Patients could be seen if they live in urban areas, but the patient still needs to be in a medical office.
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B.
The distance requirement to be seen by telemedicine was reduced from 50 miles to 10 miles.
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C.
The rules were changed so that patients do not need to be established patients to be seen by telemedicine.
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D.
The types of service permitted via telemedicine were expanded to include almost any service that would normally occur in person.
Question 3. Which of the following is true regarding a virtual check-in?
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It can be used both for new and for established patients.
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B.
It can only be used for review of video or still images.
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C.
It should be a patient-initiated brief communication.
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D.
The service should be related to a visit that occurred in the previous 7 days.
Question 4. Which of the following is true regarding billing for remote Therapeutic Monitoring?
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A provider does not need to be present when therapeutic recommendations are made.
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Patient data should be collected, monitored, and linked to therapeutic interventions.
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C.
Self-reported data cannot be used for remote therapeutic monitoring.
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D.
Remote Therapeutic Monitoring can be billed for even if the data are collected 1 day per week.