Why use remote patient monitoring (RPM)? Chances are good that any clinical leader seeking more effective ways to treat and manage patients has asked that question. And today, as RPM gains in popularity among patients and providers across the United States, more and...
The use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices in healthcare has grown by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and especially in just the past few years. There are a number of reasons for this, including: The COVID-19 pandemic. The need to treat more patients at...
Though it’s technically been around for decades, virtual care is a relatively new concept in healthcare. And thanks to emerging value-based models and new reimbursement allowances, it’s also being utilized more and more to help improve access and quality of patient...
Updates to the billing and reimbursement of remote patient monitoring (RPM) have been in effect since January 1, 2022. As we briefly explained in a recent post here at the CareSimple blog, these new RPM codes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
The addition of five new remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) codes in the 2022 CMS physician fee schedule represents a major expansion in the reimbursement for remote care. Last week, we offered an overview of RTM for providers to understand just how, why, and when it...
We’re well into the new year, and the final 2022 physician fee schedule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is officially in effect, with some key changes to remote patient monitoring reimbursement. What’s that mean for providers, practitioners...
