How the 2026 Medicare Final Rule Strengthens Chronic Care and Remote Monitoring
November 5, 2025
When CMS released its 2026 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, it did more than update reimbursement rates—it drew a line in the sand. The message: coordinated, data-informed, continuous care isn't the future anymore. It's the standard. For organizations working with Chronic Care Staffing (CCS), this isn't news. It's validation. We've...
Healthcare Competitive Advantage 2025: Why Chronic Care Management Programs Drive Growth
October 29, 2025
How Does Chronic Care Management Create Competitive Advantage? Chronic Care Management (CCM) creates competitive advantage by enabling healthcare organizations to deliver proactive continuous patient engagement while generating predictable recurring revenue. CCM programs improve patient retention, quality scores, and financial performance simultaneously—creating sustainable differentiation in value-based healthcare markets. Quick Answer: CCM...
CCM Compliance Requirements: Complete Guide to CMS-Ready Chronic Care Management Documentation
October 27, 2025
What Are CMS CCM Compliance Requirements? CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) establishes specific compliance requirements for Chronic Care Management programs to ensure proper Medicare reimbursement. These requirements cover documentation standards, time tracking, patient consent, care plan elements, and billing procedures. Quick Answer: CCM compliance requires documented monthly encounters...
October 20, 2025
What Happens to Patients Between Doctor Visits? Between medical appointments, patients with chronic conditions face a critical gap in healthcare support. This period—when patients manage medications independently, coordinate specialist visits, and respond to changing symptoms—often determines health outcomes more significantly than the office visits themselves. Quick Answer: The care gap...
How Chronic Care Management (CCM) Generates Revenue: Complete Guide for Healthcare Practices 2025
October 16, 2025
What Is Chronic Care Management and How Does It Work? Chronic Care Management (CCM) is a Medicare reimbursement program that pays healthcare practices for coordinating care for patients with two or more chronic conditions. Under CPT codes 99490 and 99439, eligible practices can receive up to $152.35 per patient per...
OIG Calls for Stronger Compliance in Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
October 14, 2025
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is no longer a niche add-on—it’s a mainstream care management tool with fast-rising adoption. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) just released a new data snapshot on Medicare RPM billing patterns for 2024. Below, we break down what changed, what OIG is watching, and how...
Chronic Care Staffing Makes SC Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year
October 1, 2025
Chronic Care Staffing is proud to announce that we have once again been recognized as one of South Carolina’s 50 Fastest Growing Companies—our fourth consecutive year receiving this honor. Now in its 24th year, the SC 50 Fastest Growing Companies program highlights the private and publicly owned businesses that are...
Which Patients Qualify for CCM, RPM, or TCM? Your Easy Eligibility Checklist
September 25, 2025
Determining whether a patient qualifies for Chronic Care Management (CCM), Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), or Transitional Care Management (TCM) doesn’t need to be complicated. Each program has specific criteria, but when organized into a simple checklist, providers can quickly see where patients fit. This guide outlines the essentials and shows...
CMS Corrects Payment Error for Rural Health Clinics & Federally Qualified Health Centers
September 4, 2025
August 28, 2025 — CMS Announcement The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued an important update impacting Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). Since January 1, 2025, claims for care coordination services were being incorrectly reimbursed. CMS has now confirmed the error has...
Case Study: How Chronic Care Management Reduces ER Visits and Improves Outcomes
September 2, 2025
Emergency room visits are costly, disruptive, and often preventable. For one Southeast U.S. primary care clinic, partnering with Chronic Care Staffing to implement a Chronic Care Management (CCM) program led to: 60% reduction in ER visits within 6 months Lower readmission rates among high-risk patients Increased patient satisfaction and engagement...
The 2026 CMS ruling is out. If you want to learn more, click this link for the full ruling and our interpretation of how it may affect your practice:
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