If you’re in the Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) or Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) space, then you’ll want to understand the criteria and opportunities for qualifying as Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)
Read MoreOn December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021 (the “Final 2021 MPFS”), revising payment policies for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by medical practitioners. These policies will take effect on January 1, 2021. Read on for insights from Team NGL.
Read MoreOn Monday, August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (the “Proposed Rule”). The 2021 Proposed Rule includes a new code under the Behavioral Health Integration (“BHI”) Collaborative Care Model (“CoCM”) that, if finalized, would offer reimbursement for a shorter increment of time than had previously been available under BHI.
Read MoreOn Monday, August 3, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (the “2021 Proposed Rule”). In the healthcare industry, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule or “MPFS” is arguably the most prominent force shaping the industry on an ongoing basis. Each year, CMS releases a Proposed Rule mid-summer to give stakeholders a first look at what is potentially to come for the following year. Stakeholders have an opportunity to comment on those proposals, CMS reads the comments it receives, and then based on those comments CMS updates its proposals and releases a Final Rule.
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