HealthLeaders Media May 21, 2024
The AMA’s CPT Editorial Board has hit a stalemate over proposed changes that would boost reimbursement for RPM, so what does it mean for its future?
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Health systems and hospitals are embracing remote patient monitoring (RPM) as an effective strategy to extend care management outside the hospital, doctor’s office, or clinic.
– CMS first recognized RPM in 2019 with a few CPT codes aimed at enabling clinicians to be reimbursed for remotely collecting patient data.
– With proposed amendments to those CPT codes that would have improved reimbursement shelved for now, healthcare executives may think twice about launching or expanding their RPM programs.
A push to improve reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs has stalled, and...
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