Daniel Tashnek, JD

Proposed changes to remote care management by CMS enhance flexibility and reimbursement, reshaping patient monitoring and integrated care for providers.

Remote patient monitoring is rapidly expanding, but with heightened federal scrutiny and OIG audits underway, medical practices must ensure full compliance to protect revenue and reduce audit risk.

Key takeaways from the OIG report on remote patient monitoring.

These possible revisions and additions are currently on the agenda for AMA's upcoming CPT Editorial Panel meeting in May.

Given the currently released policies and where we see the market going, we see three major stances insurance companies can and will take.

In the proposed role, CMS proposed to clarify that it is permissible to bill for RPM or remote therapeutic monitoring services, but not both at the same time.

The survey's findings suggest that many AWVs conducted and billed may fail to meet compliance requirements set forth by CMS.

What the new physician fee schedule may mean for your practice.

The proposed rule, issued July 13, greatly expanded what was known and understood about RTM but still left many questions unanswered.

Compliance must be an integral component of a practice's RPM program.

Providers will benefit most from well-tailored RPM programs designed within the current requirements that also have the means to be flexible as requirements inevitably shift.

Medicare has urged providers to use telehealth for the provision of services to all beneficiaries.