Many case managers use remote patient monitoring (RPM) to ease the pinch of staffing shortages and help to prevent readmissions. But some are warning that the accessibility of those services may be threatened by one of numerous changes in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule—a proposed 12% reimbursement reduction for RPM CPT® code 99454.
This week’s Medicare updates include a notice about how CMS is planning to handle payments for 340B drugs for the rest of the year, an update to the ambulance inflation factor for 2023, the notice of the new interest rate for Medicare overpayments and underpayments, and more!
Starting on October 6, the definition of electronic health information (EHI) will include “the entire scope of the EHI definition [i.e., ePHI that is or would be in a Designated Record Set (DRS)].”
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on changes to Medicare policies due to the Inflation Reduction Act, an updated list of lab tests subject to exception from the lab date of service policy, a request for information, and more!
In recent years, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has taken aim at case managers and discharge planners who violated federal anti-kickback statutes—specifically those who took items or payments in exchange for post-acute referrals.
The 21st Century Cures Act fundamentally changes how patients can interact with their health information — and October 6 is a significant milestone for these changes.
