Medical Economics January 30, 2024
CMS final rule supports reimbursement for remote patient monitoring by FQHCs and RHCs.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has been an important care delivery model for patients in underserved communities with transportation or other barriers to care. Yet, until just recently, there has been little to no reimbursement for practices that serve these patients to sustain these valuable programs, which are making a positive impact on the outcomes of many patients.
That will change in 2024, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. For the first time, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Centers (RHCs) – the primary organizations bringing care to underserved markets and...