Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Resources

Boosting Home Exercise Program Compliance in Physical Therapy with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

Studies reveal that a mere 35% of physical therapy patients are showing Home Exercise Program Compliance. This shockingly low figure indicates that the majority of patients are not completing their physical therapy home exercise program.

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Medicare Threshold

Does Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes Get Applied to the Medicare Payment Threshold? Before we discuss whether Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Medicare Threshold apply its important to understand the medicare threshold background, before 2018, Medicare had a therapy cap for any beneficiary receiving speech-language pathology, occupational, and physical therapy services.

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring VS Remote Patient Monitoring

If you're a physical therapy business owner, you're likely always looking for innovative ways to provide your patients with the best possible care. One exciting development in healthcare is remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM), and the good news is that it's now reimbursable by insurance.

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Physical Therapy: A Game Changer for Patient Care

In today's fast-paced and digitally-driven world, the healthcare industry is continuously evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of patients and providers.

What is Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring allows providers to bill for the remote management of their patients with musculoskeletal and respiratory conditions using medical devices (including certain software) that collect non-physiological data.

Net Health: New 2022 Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes

RTM is, essentially, the use of a medical device (as defined by the Food and Drug Administration) to monitor a patient’s health or response to treatment using non-physiological data. There are 5 new codes for RTM services this year. Effective January 1, 2022, health care providers can use these codes to monitor and review data related to signs, symptoms, and functions of a therapeutic response.

CMS Clarifies Coverage and Payment for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Services

The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has addressed the supervision standards for clinical staff, prerequisites for billing RTM codes, and the potential creation of a general device code for RTM. Finally, CMS has finalized its payment policy for the new RTM code for cognitive behavioral therapy.

APTA Practice Advisory: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Codes Under Medicare

The 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule added five CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring that PTs may bill. RTM codes report management of medical devices that collect nonphysiological patient data. APTA has issued a practice advisory to help you understand the specifics on when and how to apply each code.

Zimmer Biomet: Remote Therapeutic Monitoring

Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) services monitor health conditions, including musculoskeletal system status, respiratory system status, therapy (medication) adherence, and therapy (medication) response. RTM is intended for the management of patients utilizing medical devices that collect non-physiological data.