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Chronic Care Management (99490): Three Tools to Enhance Diabetes Management
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), 32% of Medicare spending is attributed to the diabetes population (1). More […]
Chronic Care Management (99490) for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious lung disease and the third leading cause of death in the United […]
The Oncology Care Model (OCM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM)
Cancer is one of the most common diseases in the US with more than 1.6 million patients diagnosed yearly.1 Unfortunately, due […]
CPT 99487 – Complex Chronic Care Management
As of 2017, CPT 99487 is reimbursed by Medicare to account for extended care coordination time spent with especially complex patients. […]
Impact Mental Health Illnesses with Chronic Care Management (99490)
Mental illness is a serious and often overlooked issue for the Medicare population (1). In the United States, approximately 43.8 million […]
Chronic Care Management (CCM): How to Care for Veterans
About 19 million of the United States population consists of veterans (1) and 14 percent of Americans are covered by […]
Creating Chronic Care Management Care Plans That Drive Improved Clinical Outcomes
Chronic Care Management for Medicare beneficiaries with two or more chronic conditions requires at least 20 minutes of non-face-to-face care […]
Medicare Patients Become More Active with Chronic Care Management (CPT 99490)
Patients involved in Chronic Care Management through CPT 99490 should notice health improvements from increased routine exercise. Despite the proven […]
Fall Risk Evaluation an essential part of Chronic Care Management (CCM)
Chronic Care Management using CPT code 99490, can be used for preliminary fall risk evaluation of patients for providers, helping […]
