Home Health Care News September 2, 2025
As home-based care providers increasingly adopt remote patient monitoring (RPM), watchdogs are heightening scrutiny of potential fraud in billing for these services.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted a review into RPM billing and found that Medicare paid out over $500 million for RPM services in 2024. Based on its findings, the OIG developed additional measures designed to root out waste, fraud and abuse relating to RPM services.
For its review, the OIG examined Medicare fee-for-service claims from Jan. 1, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2024. The analysis focused on claims and encounters billed with one or more RPM procedure codes.
The OIG’s review found that Medicare payments for RPM have seen consistent...
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