Compliance: Who Can Provide Chronic Care Management?

Why This Topic Matters

Understanding who can perform chronic care management services is important for compliant staffing, documentation, and billing workflows. The article helps readers assess whether their care team structure aligns with CMS guidance for these services.

Article Sections

1. CMS webinar guidance on chronic care management

   Introduces the CMS webinar discussion and the practitioner categories addressed in the guidance. It frames the article’s focus on service furnishing and compliance context.

2. Clinical staff supervision and counted work time

   Discusses the supervision framework for clinical staff and the kinds of work time described in the webinar. The section centers on operational and documentation-related considerations.

3. Provider types and billing context

   Covers the broader practitioner groups referenced in connection with chronic care management and the overall billing context. It also notes the relationship to initiating the service during a prior face-to-face encounter.