Pay for chronic care management easier in proposed fee schedule

Why This Topic Matters

The proposed changes could affect whether practices can bill for chronic care management and how they organize staff, documentation, and technology to support it. It also highlights how related care management services may interact under Medicare billing rules.

Article Sections

1. Proposed changes to chronic care management in the 2015 fee schedule

   Introduces the CMS proposal and summarizes the overall direction of the changes affecting chronic care management services.

2. Rule proposes indirect supervision

   Describes changes to supervision requirements for care management services and the role of clinical staff under the proposal.

3. The hoops you have to jump through

   Reviews the continuing documentation, patient consent, continuity, coordination, communication, and electronic record expectations tied to the service.

4. Bill for TCM first then transition to CCM

   Explains how chronic care management relates to transitional care management and other supervised care services under the proposal.