Nixon Gwilt Law’s Managing Partner, Carrie Nixon, was quoted in an article appearing in mHealth Intelligence discussing the January amendments by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule to clarify reimbursement for remote patient monitoring programs.
Read MoreJoin Nixon Gwilt Law’s Carrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O’Connor for a presentation and discussion about Remote Patient Monitoring and other virtual care services, with a particular focus on how these services are addressed in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and what that may mean for business and reimbursement models going forward.
Read MoreNixon Gwilt Law’s Managing Partner, Carrie Nixon, was quoted in an article appearing in mHealth Intelligence discussing the recent changes to Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring with the new 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (learn about our take here and here).
Read MoreOn December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021 (the “Final 2021 MPFS”), revising payment policies for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by medical practitioners. These policies will take effect on January 1, 2021. Read on for insights from Team NGL.
Read MoreOn Monday, August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”). The 2021 Proposed Rule includes a new code under the Behavioral Health Integration (“BHI”) Collaborative Care Model (“CoCM”) that, if finalized, would offer reimbursement for a shorter increment of time than had previously been available under BHI.
Read MoreOn August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released it Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2021 (“Proposed MPFS”), seeking to expand reimbursement for Virtual Check-ins and e-Visits as a way of improving access to patient care. CMS proposes seven new HCPCS codes for these “Communication Technology-Based Services” that could be billed by practitioners who cannot bill Evaluation and Management (“E/M”) services independently.
Read MoreLast evening, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2021 (the “MPFS”). In addition to a number of important changes relating to the provision and reimbursement of telehealth, the proposed MPFS includes long-awaited clarifications around use of the Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) codes established over the past three years
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