What is a Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) Program, and Why is it Important?
Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) is the most exciting form of value-based care. It was introduced in 2022 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and expanded in later rules. RTM allows monitoring of therapy adherence as well as response for applicable disciplines and still allows for remote monitoring in physical, respiratory, and behavioural health. RTM is different from Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), which focuses on heart rate and blood pressure. RTM focuses on non-physiological data, which includes therapy compliance, pain, pharmacological response, and psychosocial reporting. RTM offers a pathway of improved care with reimbursement incentives to professionals like occupational and physical therapists, behavioural health specialists, and other doctorate-level clinicians. RTM provides novel care enhancement methods as well as revenue opportunities through RTM CPT codes . How is a Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Program Structured? RTM progr...