title: Medicare and Medicaid programs: changes affecting hospital and critical access hospital conditions of participation: telemedicine credentialing and privileging. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule will revise the conditions of participation (CoPs) for both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). The final rule will implement a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners providing telemedicine services. Currently, a hospital or CAH receiving telemedicine services must go through a burdensome credentialing and privileging process for each physician and practitioner who will be providing telemedicine services to its patients. This final rule will remove this undue hardship and financial burden.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003406:Credentialing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008504:Medical Staff Privileges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States