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CMS drops 4 final payment rules for 2024: 19 takeaways
Andrew Cass, Nick Thomas and Alan Condon – 14 hours ago SavePostTweetShareListenText SizePrintEmail CMS has released annual payment updates for physicians, hospital outpatient settings and the Medicare Shared Savings…
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The Future of Remote Patient Monitoring
Executive Summary Digital health advocates believe remote monitoring—the use of digital technologies to collect and relay patient data to health care professionals—has the potential to transform disease…
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CMS Finalizes Rules Impacting RHCs Effective January 2024
In November 2023, CMS issued final rules for the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and the 2024 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). Both of these…
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RTM vs. RPM CPT Codes 2024: Takeways and Rates
In this article, you’ll learn the differences and rates between RTM billing codes and RPM billing codes for 2024. CMS released the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule in November…
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2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Telehealth Flexibilities
The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this month, extended certain telehealth-related flexibilities that were…
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Medicare Final Rule 2024: Key Takeaways for RPM and RTM
On November 2, 2023, in the 2024 final rule for the physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized crucial policies impacting remote physiologic…
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Coronavirus Waivers & Flexibilities
In certain circumstances, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) using section 1135 of the Social Security Act (SSA) can temporarily modify or…
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Final CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Extends Many Telehealth Flexibilities Through 2024
Changes to the Medicare Telehealth Services List Structure and Updates Process Prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
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Top 5 Rules for Medicare 2024 Remote Patient Monitoring and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring: What Companies Need to Know
“This article was originally published by Foley & Lardner LLP [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services RPM Policies (natlawreview.com)] on [11/8/2023], and is reprinted with permission.” On…
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Final 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Reflects System’s Flaws; Includes Some Wins
First, the bad news: The final 2024 Physician Fee Schedule rule rolled out by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contains virtually the same cuts…
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CMS Finalizes Physician Fee Schedule, with ACO Changes Relevant to Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) aims to further advance its overall value-based care strategy with the finalized 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) –…
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FQHCs Must Get Creative with Building and Sustaining Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are an important safety net for individuals who often do not have easy access to primary and preventive care. With a mission…
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The Comments are In! Responses to the Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Reg
Time’s up and pencils down! Comments on the calendar year (CY) 2024 physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed reg were due earlier this week. Now, the Centers for…
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