Additional Oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring in Medicare is Needed

OIG’s findings demonstrate the need for additional oversight to ensure that remote patient monitoring is being used and billed appropriately. The use of remote patient monitoring in Medicare increased dramatically from 2019 to 2022. About 43 percent of enrollees who received remote patient monitoring did not receive all 3 components of it, raising questions about whether the monitoring is being used as intended. OIG recommends that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services take steps to provide additional oversight and safeguards to help ensure that remote patient monitoring is being used and billed appropriately.

Additional Oversight of Remote Patient Monitoring in Medicare is Needed, OEI-02-23-00260 (hhs.gov)