Billing

The latest Office of Inspector General – OIG remote patient monitoring report takes a data-driven look at Medicare’s growing use of connected health services. In 2024, Medicare payments for remote patient monitoring climbed to $536 million, a 31% increase from the prior year. Nearly one million Medicare enrollees received monitoring services, up 27% from 2023.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for calendar year 2026 and for practices offering remote patient monitoring (RPM), it may mark an important shift in reimbursement policy since RPM codes were first introduced. CMS Proposed Rule 2026 includes new time and device codes, and expanded