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CMS Proposes RPM Billing Code for FQHCs, Expanding Health Equity & Access to Remote Care

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CMS released its 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in November 2023, signaling that FQHCs, RHCs and CHCs will be able to bill Medicare separately for RPM, thereby promoting greater access to remote patient monitoring for beneficiaries in underserved communities. The RPM services must meet all the coding requirements.

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2024 Brings New Medicare Billing Opportunities for FQHCs and RHCs with RPM and RTM Services

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Beginning January 1, 2024, a significant change in Medicare billing practices greatly impacted Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). For the first time, these centers can bill Medicare separately for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) services.

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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Medicare was the first to cover RPM. Numerous commercial payers also cover RPM, sometimes within their telehealth coverage policies. Providers soon may be able to bill for much more remote patient monitoring. There are three particularly significant changes AMA is considering for RPM that will be discussed at the meeting.

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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

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Check out our community’s telehealth and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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

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2018 was a historic year for telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM), as a series of developments played out that helped extend these important care delivery services to more patients than ever before. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. Get more details here. January 18, 2018.

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AMA offers new tools to help doctors navigate COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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With the Silver Tsunami on its way, telehealth is ready for its moment

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Browse the education sessions scheduled for the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference and expo in New Orleans next month, and you'll notice that many of them are geared toward elderly patients, home-based care and aging in place. " None of that is a coincidence, of course. ATA was founded way back in 1993.