Course Overview
The CMS CY 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, introduces transformative updates to Telehealth, Virtual Care and Remote Care Management, effective from January 1, 2026. The CMS introduces permanent telehealth changes like virtual direct supervision, removing visit frequency limits, and streamlining adding services, while continuing some pandemic flexibilities until Jan 30, 2026, before stricter rural rules apply, and adds new Remote Patient Monitoring codes, solidifying virtual care’s role. This webinar will break down the most critical changes to the Telehealth, Virtual Care and RPM codes and coverage expansion and flexibility that will directly impact your practice’s operations, billing, and patient care strategy.
CPT 99445 and 99470 offer new opportunities for more flexible RPM that improves access by allowing clinicians to bill for fewer monitoring days or shorter management time without losing compliance. Key shifts include permanent audio-visual direct supervision, ongoing teaching physician virtual presence, and new codes for FQHCs and RHCs that allow them to bill for BHI (Behavioral Health Integration) and CoCM (Psychiatric Collaborative Care Model) in tandem with APCM.
What You’ll Learn:
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CMS 2026 Medicare PFS final rule
- CY 2026 Telehealth and Virtual Care Changes
– Permanent Virtual Direct Supervision
– No Frequency Limits for Inpatient, Nursing Facility, and Critical Care Visits via Telehealth
– Streamlined Service Addition
– Temporary Extension till Jan 30, 2026 -
Increased Conversion Factor
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RPM Coverage Expansion
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RPM New Codes – CPT 99445 and 99470
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2026 Reimbursement Rules
- FQHC/RHC Remote Care Updates
- BHI Add-on Codes for APCM & Unbundling CBTS
- Operational Efficiency for Remote Care
- Continued Policy Focus on Remote Care
- Focus on RPM Compliance
- UnitedHealthcare RPM Coverage Change
- Key Takeaways for 2026 – How to Get Prepared?
Who Should Attend:
- Physicians
- Non-Physicians Providers
- Medical Billing Specialists and Managers
- Medical Coding Specialists and Managers
- Medical Auditors
- Revenue Cycle Manager and Staff
- Practice Managers
- Office Managers and Administrators
- Clinical Operations Staff
- Compliance Officers
- Qualified Healthcare Practitioners
- FQHC/RHCs
- Critical Care Providers
- Healthcare Executives, Directors and Supervisors
Don’t miss this opportunity to master the CMS’s 2026 telehealth, virtual care and remote care services coding, billing and reimbursement opportunities for remote care services.
