Posts tagged virtual care
WEBINAR: New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Virtual Care Management Codes in the 2022 MPFS: Everything you need to know

We're back with our most-anticipated webinar of the year! If you are interested in leveraging the new RTM codes or learning more about expanded CCM and PCM reimbursement opportunities in the 2022 MPFS, join us on January 19th!

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Remote Therapeutic Monitoring in the 2022 MPFS: How CMS Can (and Should) Get it Right

This is our take on the approach CMS should follow in improving and finalizing the RTM codes and associated reimbursement that improve patient outcomes and lower the overall cost of care. It is based on our extensive work with remote patient monitoring and care management digital health companies along with the physician practices who use the existing care management codes – including Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”), Chronic Care Management, Principal Care Management, and Behavioral Health Integration.

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**Video Post** The OIG is Watching: Why your telehealth or virtual care company should be focused on compliance right now.

We’ve hit the record button during our weekly Partner meeting to talk about the increased scrutiny of telemedicine and virtual care service by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), as reflected in the latest OIG work Plan and ongoing audits and evaluations.

This conversation is especially relevant for those of you in the telehealth/digital health space, whether you’re a healthcare provider or platform/tech providers.

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FQHCs and RHCs now paid for Telehealth and Virtual Communications Services during COVID-19

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed by Congress on March 27, 2020 opened the door for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) to increase healthcare access to patients in rural and underserved areas by reimbursing for telehealth services to Medicare beneficiaries during the public health emergency (PHE). In addition, CMS has issued non-legislative policy changes and flexibility to address the increased need for remote services for Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas of the country.

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Webinar and Discussion: Reimbursement and Implementation of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19...and Beyond

Join us for a webinar to explain the most recent regulatory and reimbursement changes around the Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, e-Visit, and Virtual Check-in CPT codes, during COVID-19, and what those changes mean from a practical perspective.

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How to Get Paid for Patient "e-Visits" under the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2020 (the “2020 MPFS”) on November 1, 2019. The 2020 MPFS finalizes six new CPT codes for e-Visits, providing new opportunities for physician practices to be reimbursed for conducting digital health assessments and evaluations for their patients and for remote patient monitoring companies to add these capabilities to their platforms.

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