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Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)

Healthcare access, remote physical exams, rural and school health, reimbursement, clinical technology, and the evolving ways care can reach patients.

Jul 21, 2023 •Blog

Remote Monitoring: CMS Clarifies Guidance, Proposes Rural Provider Payment, Requests Information on Digital Therapeutics

Over the past several years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded payment for care management and remote monitoring services in an effort to…

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Jun 26, 2023 •Blog

CMS Final Rules on Payment Impacts Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

The 2023 Physician Fee Schedule final rule (“Final Rule”), which became effective in January 2023, lists the services and rates for which Medicare will reimburse providers. The Final Rule…

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Mar 9, 2023 •Blog

Remote Monitoring Services Under Review: Update On Potential Medicare Coverage Policies

09 March 2023 by Caroline Reignley (Washington, DC) , Deborah R. Godes (Washington, DC), Michael Ryan (Washington, DC), Dale Van Demark (New York), Marshall Jackson (Washington, DC) and Abby Higgins (London) A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting…

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Mar 6, 2023 •Blog

Remote Monitoring Services Under Review: Update on Potential Medicare Coverage Policies

A recent multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting held by six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) gave stakeholders an initial opportunity to provide feedback on…

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Feb 24, 2023 •Blog

Telehealth Advocacy Groups Raise RPM Coverage Decision Concerns

By Anuja Vaidya February 24, 2023 – The American Telemedicine Association and Alliance for Connected Care have expressed concerns regarding a Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting on remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and…

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Feb 21, 2023 •Blog

An Overview Of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)

The lockdowns of the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the use of communication technology to offer work, education and life resources remotely. The healthcare industry was no different, where…

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Nov 10, 2022 •Blog

How new medical codes can boost use of digital therapeutic tools

The growing and continuing physician interest in using digital health tools is being supported by a steadily developing regulatory framework and an infrastructure that creates a pathway…

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Jun 5, 2022 •Blog

4 Chronic Care Use Cases for Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote patient monitoring can help enhance chronic care management in many ways, including allowing clinicians to track their patients daily and adjust treatment plans in real time.…

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Apr 28, 2022 •Blog

How to Enrich the Patient Experience through Remote Care

Thanks to emerging value-based models and new reimbursement allowances, remote care’s popularity has been growing rapidly. Remote care is being utilized more and more to help improve…

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Apr 15, 2022 •Blog

As remote patient monitoring expands, so does CPT to describe it

To see where and how the use of digital health tools is growing, take a look at the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, which opened the door to…

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Dec 28, 2021 •Blog

What Are the Rules for Billing Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes?

Remote monitoring of patients is a way for healthcare providers to access information about patients who are not in the provider’s presence. Healthcare providers gather data from…

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Nov 22, 2021 •Blog

Critical Access Hospital Telehealth Guide

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Sep 29, 2021 •Remote Patient Monitoring

3 Ways Remote Patient Management Reduces Strain On Our Healthcare Systems

Since late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a great deal of attention to healthcare systems around the globe. One topic that commonly comes up in the…

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