New Remote Patient Monitoring Codes Provide More Opportunities for Reimbursement

With ForaCare’s remote patient monitoring solution, you can increase patient access to care and improve chronic disease management—all while receiving reimbursement!

A total of 6 new reimbursement codes have been added to the 2019 and 2020 Medicare fee schedule in the category of Chronic Care Remote Physiologic Monitoring:

  • Code 99453 Reported when onboarding a new patient into a RPM program, equipment set-up and patient education on the equipment
  • Code 99454 Reported when the patient receives a RPM device for monitoring for a 30-day period
  • Code 99457 Reported when a qualified healthcare professional spends 20 minutes of time monitoring, including interactive communication via phone, text, or email
  • Code 99458 Reported when an additional 20 minutes of interactive communication is provided to the patient/caregiver, and is billed in conjunction with code 99457
  • Code 99473 Reported when educating and training a patient on a self-measured blood pressure device
  • Code 99474 Reported when a patient reports self-measured blood pressure readings: two readings, one minute apart, twice daily for a 30-day period, including providing a treatment plan to the patient

RN Staffing Solutions Teams Up with ForaCare to Deliver Remote Patient Monitoring

RN Staffing Solutions recently added ForaCare’s remote patient monitoring solution to their chronic care management service and is already getting started with onboarding hypertensive patients for a pilot program.

The RPM solution for hypertension includes the FORA® TN’G BP Blood Pressure Monitoring System and the iFORA BP App along with the 24/7 HealthView Telehealth Solution, an online platform where physicians can access their patients’ vitals anytime, anywhere.

However, hypertension is not the only chronic disease RN Staffing Solutions will be managing as more clients sign up for remote patient monitoring. They plan to use a variety of FORA devices to remotely monitor diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and COPD as well.

“The best thing about ForaCare is that their solution is easy to implement,” said Patty McMahon, RN, MS, Senior VP of Healthcare Services, of RN Staffing Solutions. “Plus, everything is included with ForaCare’s end-to-end solution. We don’t have to shop around to get what we need.”

With the full remote patient monitoring solution available, RN Staffing Solutions uses their implementation and workflow expertise to help clients identify patients, provide education and training, enroll patients, and increase practice revenue by billing the numerous insurance companies including Medicare that reimburse for remote patient monitoring.

Additionally, RN Staffing Solutions provides high-quality customer service to ensure a smooth process while improving health outcomes.

For more information about ForaCare’s remote patient monitoring solution or to request a live demonstration, contact us.

Remote Patient Monitoring Can Help You Take Control of Your Health

Did you know it’s possible to minimize potential health complications with remote monitoring?

With ForaCare’s remote patient monitoring solution, we’ve seen positive outcomes including significantly lower HbA1c levels as well as increased communication between patients and physicians, improved access to care, and fewer hospitalizations in recent studies using FORA devices for chronic disease management.

All FORA® devices upload measurement data to the 24/7 HealthView Telehealth System, a cloud-based system that your physician can access anytime, anywhere. This way, you can feel confident in your personalized treatment plan knowing your provider is consistently watching over your vitals.

Plus, it’s affordable! Our devices and test strips are highly accurate, yet inexpensive and often partially or fully covered by insurance. And since our telehealth system allows physicians to adjust medications based on your real-time measurements, you also save money by minimizing general physician appointments and emergency room visits.

Ask your healthcare professional if they’re already participating in a remote patient monitoring program. If not, tell your physician you want to get started with ForaCare’s complete chronic disease management solution.

Take control of your health today!

ForaCare Presents Remote Patient Monitoring Solution to Local Cardiovascular Physicians

ForaCare demonstrated its remote patient monitoring solution to the Cardiovascular Institute and the Chest Center of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center. Remote patient monitoring, which includes ForaCare’s telehealth devices and connected software, is a simple, easy-to-use solution to manage chronic care patients better in an effort to improve patient outcomes.

“I think it’s beneficial in certain settings for us. With the programs that we’re adding, I think it can be helpful,” said Tammy Martin, practice manager.

For more information on our remote patient monitoring solution, please contact ForaCare. 

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