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Remote patient monitoring policy: Recommendations for changing codes and payment
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
Fact checked by: Todd Shryock
Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.
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As more physicians and patients engage with remote monitoring technologies, it may be advisable to change RPM coding and payment to align with clinical value and medical conditions. The Peterson Center on Healthcare makes some
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