web01.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:39:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Mastering Medicare - Episodes Tagged with “Remote Monitoring” https://www.masteringmedicare.net/tags/remote%20monitoring Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400 What's the difference between Home Health and Home Care? How do Medicare Part A and Part B work? How do you order DME for your patient? When and how should you order home oxygen? What's new in the eldercare space? For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. 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For physicians, other healthcare professionals, and senior-serving professionals, interacting with Medicare can be complicated and wrought with pitfalls, which, if not understood and managed, will mire your practice in endless paperwork and frustration. We interview industry experts in every aspect of healthcare, from insurance companies, DME companies, home health agencies, medical providers, and many others, to bring you their real world expertise in the American healthcare system. Your hosts are Dr. Amy Schiffman and Dr. Alex Mohseni, two Emergency Medicine physicians who have branched off from traditional Emergency Medicine to explore and build solutions with a particular focus on eldercare and population health. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602747270479020/ Join our Subscriber List and get exclusive access to our Mastering Medicare Cheat Sheet and other goodies: https://www.masteringmedicare.net/subscribe no elder care, eldercare, Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare, senior care, senior, seniors, senior-serving professionals, medical care, insurance company Mastering Medicare alex@masteringmedicare.net Episode 22: Interview with Dr. Marc Gruner from Limber about Remote Therapeutic Monitoring https://www.masteringmedicare.net/22 636ef8a9-654d-40ef-aa20-b1700fb03683 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 13:00:00 -0400 Mastering Medicare full Mastering Medicare Mastering Medicare is a podcast helping demystify healthcare and Medicare for senior-serving professionals and providers. 42:37 no Introduction of a new product called Aging Here newsletter Request for subscriptions and feedback for Aging Here Introduction of guest Dr. Marc Gruner from Limber Health (https://www.limberhealth.com/) Marc's background as a physician and entrepreneur Marc's involvement in creating new CPT codes for RTM Introduction to Limber Health and its solution for improving therapy adherence Explanation of how Limber's app helps monitor and track exercises at home Importance of home exercise therapy for better outcomes Potential for house calls in physical therapy Challenges with traditional paper printouts for home exercises Importance of creating a sustainable lifestyle of exercising at home Average age of patients receiving remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) Problems solved by Limber: confusion, compliance, unnecessary surgeries, cost reduction Frustration as a physician prescribing physical therapy Barriers to successful therapy: cost, time, travel Need for codes to support RTM model Involvement in the development of new RTM codes Importance of a good business model for providers Collaboration with AMA and other stakeholders to develop new codes Importance of filling out forms and persevering through the process Overview of the process for physical therapists using Limber Health Risk stratification and evaluation of patients' pain and function Selection of exercises for patients to do at home through a portal Care navigators reaching out to patients and monitoring their progress Remote monitoring of exercises and tracking pain and function Providers are the buyers and pay for the services Difference between RTM and RPM billing: RTM can be billed by various providers including physical therapists Potential impact on revenue for physical therapists and improved patient outcomes Providers, including physicians, PAs, NPs, and physical therapists, can bill RTM codes Reimbursement for RTM codes varies based on billable milestones achieved Limber and similar companies support providers with technology and clinical services RTM codes can be used in fee-for-service and value-based care models Limber aims to lower total cost of care and improve patient outcomes Maryland offers innovative value-based care models through programs like Equip Providers can sign up for Limber's services through a contract and training process Participating providers may receive shared savings in value-based care models Patients are informed and consent is obtained for remote therapeutic monitoring Patient awareness of risk-taking in value-based care models may vary and can be addressed with the state of Maryland Limber does not have a direct-to-consumer model but works with provider groups in various states Providers using Limber's system can be identified through partnerships and collaborations Compliance with therapy can potentially offset or delay the cost of procedures like knee replacements. 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  • Introduction of a new product called Aging Here newsletter
  • Request for subscriptions and feedback for Aging Here
  • Introduction of guest Dr. Marc Gruner from Limber Health
  • Marc's background as a physician and entrepreneur
  • Marc's involvement in creating new CPT codes for RTM
  • Introduction to Limber Health and its solution for improving therapy adherence
  • Explanation of how Limber's app helps monitor and track exercises at home
  • Importance of home exercise therapy for better outcomes
  • Potential for house calls in physical therapy
  • Challenges with traditional paper printouts for home exercises
  • Importance of creating a sustainable lifestyle of exercising at home
  • Average age of patients receiving remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM)
  • Problems solved by Limber: confusion, compliance, unnecessary surgeries, cost reduction
  • Frustration as a physician prescribing physical therapy
  • Barriers to successful therapy: cost, time, travel
  • Need for codes to support RTM model
  • Involvement in the development of new RTM codes
  • Importance of a good business model for providers
  • Collaboration with AMA and other stakeholders to develop new codes
  • Importance of filling out forms and persevering through the process
  • Overview of the process for physical therapists using Limber Health
  • Risk stratification and evaluation of patients' pain and function
  • Selection of exercises for patients to do at home through a portal
  • Care navigators reaching out to patients and monitoring their progress
  • Remote monitoring of exercises and tracking pain and function
  • Providers are the buyers and pay for the services
  • Difference between RTM and RPM billing: RTM can be billed by various providers including physical therapists
  • Potential impact on revenue for physical therapists and improved patient outcomes
  • Providers, including physicians, PAs, NPs, and physical therapists, can bill RTM codes
  • Reimbursement for RTM codes varies based on billable milestones achieved
  • Limber and similar companies support providers with technology and clinical services
  • RTM codes can be used in fee-for-service and value-based care models
  • Limber aims to lower total cost of care and improve patient outcomes
  • Maryland offers innovative value-based care models through programs like Equip
  • Providers can sign up for Limber's services through a contract and training process
  • Participating providers may receive shared savings in value-based care models
  • Patients are informed and consent is obtained for remote therapeutic monitoring
  • Patient awareness of risk-taking in value-based care models may vary and can be addressed with the state of Maryland
  • Limber does not have a direct-to-consumer model but works with provider groups in various states
  • Providers using Limber's system can be identified through partnerships and collaborations
  • Compliance with therapy can potentially offset or delay the cost of procedures like knee replacements.
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  • Introduction of a new product called Aging Here newsletter
  • Request for subscriptions and feedback for Aging Here
  • Introduction of guest Dr. Marc Gruner from Limber Health
  • Marc's background as a physician and entrepreneur
  • Marc's involvement in creating new CPT codes for RTM
  • Introduction to Limber Health and its solution for improving therapy adherence
  • Explanation of how Limber's app helps monitor and track exercises at home
  • Importance of home exercise therapy for better outcomes
  • Potential for house calls in physical therapy
  • Challenges with traditional paper printouts for home exercises
  • Importance of creating a sustainable lifestyle of exercising at home
  • Average age of patients receiving remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM)
  • Problems solved by Limber: confusion, compliance, unnecessary surgeries, cost reduction
  • Frustration as a physician prescribing physical therapy
  • Barriers to successful therapy: cost, time, travel
  • Need for codes to support RTM model
  • Involvement in the development of new RTM codes
  • Importance of a good business model for providers
  • Collaboration with AMA and other stakeholders to develop new codes
  • Importance of filling out forms and persevering through the process
  • Overview of the process for physical therapists using Limber Health
  • Risk stratification and evaluation of patients' pain and function
  • Selection of exercises for patients to do at home through a portal
  • Care navigators reaching out to patients and monitoring their progress
  • Remote monitoring of exercises and tracking pain and function
  • Providers are the buyers and pay for the services
  • Difference between RTM and RPM billing: RTM can be billed by various providers including physical therapists
  • Potential impact on revenue for physical therapists and improved patient outcomes
  • Providers, including physicians, PAs, NPs, and physical therapists, can bill RTM codes
  • Reimbursement for RTM codes varies based on billable milestones achieved
  • Limber and similar companies support providers with technology and clinical services
  • RTM codes can be used in fee-for-service and value-based care models
  • Limber aims to lower total cost of care and improve patient outcomes
  • Maryland offers innovative value-based care models through programs like Equip
  • Providers can sign up for Limber's services through a contract and training process
  • Participating providers may receive shared savings in value-based care models
  • Patients are informed and consent is obtained for remote therapeutic monitoring
  • Patient awareness of risk-taking in value-based care models may vary and can be addressed with the state of Maryland
  • Limber does not have a direct-to-consumer model but works with provider groups in various states
  • Providers using Limber's system can be identified through partnerships and collaborations
  • Compliance with therapy can potentially offset or delay the cost of procedures like knee replacements.
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