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New codes from the AMA could mean more RPM reimbursement by 2025

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Medicare was the first to cover RPM. The proposed changes are currently on the public agenda for the American Medical Association's May CPT Editorial Panel meeting. There are three particularly significant changes AMA is considering for RPM that will be discussed at the meeting. What is the rationale for the changes?

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2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments

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With 2019 now upon us, please join us in taking a look back at the most momentous remote care stories from 2018, as reported here at the Care Innovations blog. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

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It offers technology implementation tips, as well as a reference to CPT codes for reporting telemedicine and remote care services. "Physician practices are being hard-hit by the pandemic, which is threatening the sustainability of practices and could reduce access to care," said AMA President Patrice A.

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Remote therapeutic monitoring is reimbursable – here's what you need to know

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With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform's alerts and patients' use of remote education. Providers now can get reimbursed for educating patients on how to use remote care management platforms.

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Intermountain expands reach, broadens offerings of hospital at home program

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Intermountain Healthcare announced this week that it is expanding the scope and services of its hospital at home program, more than a year since it was first launched in May 2020. Healthcare IT News is a HIMSS publication. WHY IT MATTERS. The initiative now serves patients at 12 hospitals across Utah, with new locations soon to come.

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Former Amazon medical officer examines Surgeon General's clinician burnout warning

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Maulik Majmudar, chief medical officer and cofounder at Biofourmis, a vendor of personalized, predictive health IT – who prior to that served as Amazon’s medical officer who led the launch of Halo – sat down with Healthcare IT News to discuss the crisis and potential solutions.

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The Evolution of Healthcare at Home, the Technology Driving this Change, and It’s Impact on the World of Healthcare

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So let’s take a deeper look into healthcare at home to see how it has evolved over time, the technology that is driving this change, and how it is impacting our patients and providers. We reached out to our brilliant Healthcare IT Today community to get their insights into this topic. The following is what they had to say.