Posts by Carrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'Connor
WEBINAR: New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Virtual Care Management Codes in the 2022 MPFS: Everything you need to know
WEBINAR: New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Virtual Care Management Codes in the 2022 MPFS: Everything you need to know

We're back with our most-anticipated webinar of the year! If you are interested in leveraging the new RTM codes or learning more about expanded CCM and PCM reimbursement opportunities in the 2022 MPFS, join us on January 19th!

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Remote MonitoringCarrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'ConnorRPM, RTM, Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, Remote Patient Monitoring, virtual care, Care Management Services, 2022 MPFS, 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring CPT codes introduced in Proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
New Remote Therapeutic Monitoring CPT codes introduced in Proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

On July 13th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2022 (the “2022 Proposed MPFS” or the “Proposed Rule”). In doing so, it recognized five new CPT codes for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (“RTM”) of “non-physiologic” patient data such as “musculoskeletal system status, respiratory system status, therapy (medication) adherence, and therapy (medication) response” as well as pain. While this new code set is welcomed by advocates for virtual care, the 2022 Proposed MPFS that discusses RTM may raise just as many questions as it answers.

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Remote Monitoring, Medicare Physician Fee ScheduleCarrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'Connorremote patient monitoring, RPM, Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, RTM, 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Remote Patient Monitoring in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Remote Patient Monitoring in the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: The good, the bad, and the ugly

On 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.

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Remote Monitoring, Medicare Physician Fee ScheduleCarrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'Connor2021 MPFS, Digital Health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Remote Patient Monitoring, RPM, CMS, Medicare, regulations, 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Carrie Nixon, Kaitlyn O'Connor
Webinar and Discussion: Reimbursement and Implementation of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19...and Beyond
Webinar and Discussion: Reimbursement and Implementation of Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring, and Virtual Check-Ins during COVID-19...and Beyond

Join us for a webinar to explain the most recent regulatory and reimbursement changes around the Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, e-Visit, and Virtual Check-in CPT codes, during COVID-19, and what those changes mean from a practical perspective.

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Telehealth, Remote MonitoringCarrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'ConnorRemote Monitoring, Remote Patient Monitoring, Telehealth, Telemedicine, e-Visit, virtual check-in, virtual care, COVID-19, CMS, FDA, OIG, Coronavirus
Proposed Anti-Kickback Statute “Patient Engagement and Support” Safe Harbor: Implications for Remote Patient Monitoring and other Care Management Services Vendors
Proposed Anti-Kickback Statute “Patient Engagement and Support” Safe Harbor: Implications for Remote Patient Monitoring and other Care Management Services Vendors

In this article on the proposed changes to the fraud and abuse regulations, we focus on OIG’s proposed Patient Engagement and Support safe harbor to AKS and CMP and discuss how this new safe harbor may affect care management services vendors such as Chronic Care Management (CCM), Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Transitional Care Management (TCM), and Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) services vendors.

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Care Management Services, Remote MonitoringCarrie Nixon and Kaitlyn O'ConnorRPM, CCM, Care Management Services, Remote Patient Monitoring, AKS, AKS Safe Harbor, OIG, Patient Engagement, Chronic Care Management