Check a telehealth attendance against the Medicare telehealth item rules before it is billed
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the appointment record, mark whether the attendance was by video or by phone, whether the patient was admitted or in a hospital-in-the-home, whether it was an email, and which face-to-face item the practitioner says it corresponds to.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the item claimed is the right telehealth item and whether the clinical requirements of the corresponding face-to-face item were met.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.