COVID-19 Pivot to Telemedicine: Resources & Video Interview

In this 30-minute video, Khaldoun G. Tarakji, MD, MPH, FHRS; Jose Osorio, MD, FHRS; and Brigham Elise Godfrey, BSN, RN, discuss challenges, lessons learned and recommendations relating to telemedicine during the COVID-19 crisis. Please note: this video was not intended to be a comprehensive, definitive telemedicine tutorial. Instead, it serves as a valuable resource for those seeking quick and simple solutions to keep patients and staff safe.

HRS COVID-19 Update: Pivot to Telemedicine from Heart Rhythm Society on Vimeo.

HRS Recommended Resources

• HRS COVID-19 Challenges & Solutions
• Grandview Arrhythmia Clinic Telemedicine Workflow with detailed instructions
• COVID-19 Telehealth FAQs:
  • HHS FAQs COVID-19 and HIPAA
  • AMA COVID-19 and CMS Flexibility
• Special CPT Coding Advice for COVID-19 public health emergency:
  • AMA COVID-19 CODING ADVICE
  • CPT REPORTING COVID-19 TESTING
• CMS
  • CMS Telemedicine Fact Sheet with Billing Codes
  • Medicare Learning Network

Billing Resources

• AAFP Article re Getting Paid
• AAP Article re Coding

For More Information

Brigham Elise Godfrey, BSN, RN
Director of Clinical Transformation
Grandview Medical Center

Jose Osorio, MD, FHRS
Medical Director
Arrhythmia Institute at Grandview Medical Center

Khaldoun G. Tarakji, MD, MPH, FHRS
Electrophysiologist
Cleveland Clinic

For copies of the slides, please contact: Anne Marie Smith, MBA, Heart Rhythm Society, [email protected].