Welcome to the Alpha Coding Podcast series with your host, Toni Elhoms, CCS, CPC, CPMA, CRC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer!

Episode 67 will cover Medical Coding Pro-Tips for Navigating Remote Patient Monitoring in 2021

1. Understand the goals of remote patient monitoring

2. Patient consent is required

3. RPM can be ordered and billed only by Physicians or NPPs

4. RPM is not exclusive to chronic care patients

5. There must be an established Patient-Physician/Provider relationship after the PHE expires

6. Biometric data transmission must be electronically collected

7. Know the RPM codes

8. Understand the interactive communication requirement

9. RPM Devices must meet the FDA’s definition of a medical device

10. RPM reporting should be patient-specific

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