The 2022 Medicare Final Rule went into effect on January 1, 2022, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) significantly increased reimbursement for Chronic Care Management (“CCM”, CPT 99490/G0511). If your practice or clinic has ever considered CCM, now is the time to implement this program for you and your patients. Read more here....
The 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule was officially published on November 2, 2021, and will go into effect on January 1, 2022. The Final Rule bodes well for the many providers that are currently providing Chronic Care Management (“CCM”) services. Accounting firm PYA has projected an increase in reimbursement for CCM based on...
Healthcare has shifted from fee-for-service care to Value Based Care (“VBC”) with the help of Medicare approved programs such as Annual Wellness Visits (“AWV”). AWVs are completely covered by Medicare Part B, requiring no patient copay while still contributing towards the patient’s deductible. This encourages very high patient participation. AWVs provide an extra level of...
Telehealth Awareness Week (TAW) is upon us! South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) has hosted TAW since 2016 with the goal being to engage people in meaningful conversations surrounding telehealth and brainstorming how we can make it better. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the exponential growth we have seen in the use of telemedicine by...
2021 NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI) and EXPO The NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI) and EXPO are underway in Orlando, Florida! It is the largest annual gathering of health center clinicians, executives, consumer board members along with Health Center Controlled Networks and State/Regional Primary Care Associations. The conference is kicking off during a time...
Providing Chronic Care Management to every patient in need has been deemed a larger task than anticipated. The out-of-pocket expenses due to cost-sharing requirements force patients to choose between their health and basic necessities. Cited data states that “only 684,000 patients out of the 35 million Medicare beneficiaries with two or more chronic conditions benefitted...
Working remotely for Chronic Care Staffing as a Chronic Care Coordinator can give you the flexibility you have been searching for while allowing you to create relationships and improve patients’ lives. We could share countless examples of how rewarding remote care can be, but our employees can attest to it first hand! Here our...
The Webinar will Address: Using Chronic Care Management (“CCM”) as a foundation to other Patient Health Management Programs Optimizing HRSA grants for Remote Patient Monitoring (“RPM”) Clinical Quality Measures and impact to CHC patients’ health Financial benefits, including increased CMS reimbursement, ACO Shared Savings, Advantage Plan bonuses, and additional downstream revenue See how Community Health...
Improving the quality of care and reducing healthcare costs with better patient-provider communication has been the primary focus for Chronic Care Management from the beginning. Chronic conditions are multifaceted problems and each patient presents uniquely. How can we be sure that CCM is as valuable as we think it is? The proof is in the...
