On August 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a report analyzing Medicare billing practices for remote patient monitoring (“RPM”) ...
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On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed key changes to remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) services reimbursed under the ...
Regulators say Medicare needs more data and oversight to avoid fraud and misuse. Digital health advocates argue the service is still crucial for managing chronic conditions. In 2018, Medicare began ...
Government and health systems are scrutinizing the practices of remote patient monitoring (RPM) companies. The amount of auditing of RPM companies has increased in the last two years, two lawyers told ...
Representatives Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Glenn Thompson (R-Penn.) are set to announce a new telehealth bill soon. Like some of Mike Thompson's previous telehealth efforts, the bill seeks to amend ...
The American Medical Association’s (AMA's) CPT Editorial Panel has removed the requirement for a patient to transmit 16 days’ worth of data for providers to bill remote physiologic monitoring codes, ...
Remote patient monitoring is here to stay. Telemonitoring claims for Medicare beneficiaries increased sixfold between 2018 and 2021, in part due to relaxed COVID-19 pandemic rules. By one estimate, ...
When remote patient monitoring (RPM) surged during the pandemic, the appeal was clear: Give physicians real-time insights and intervene early to prevent complications. Medicare’s coverage accelerated ...
Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff to take his blood pressure. The devices send those measurements electronically to his doctor ...
Fraudsters have been targeting Medicare enrollees, signing them up for monthly billing for remote monitoring services that are either unnecessary or never provided, the agency said in a Nov. 21 alert.