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Report Reveals RPM Billing Concerns, Outlier Focus Recommended

9/13/2025

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released a report in September 2024, highlighting concerns about remote patient monitoring (RPM) program integrity.
An analysis of 4,639 medical practices found that 99% exhibited no concerning billing patterns.
Five measures indicated potential issues, such as sudden enrollment spikes and absence of prior patient relationships.
Many flagged practices appear to be RPM vendors billing under their own identifiers.
The OIG recommends targeting identified outliers instead of imposing blanket restrictions on all providers.

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Story summary

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released a report in September 2024, highlighting concerns about remote patient monitoring (RPM) program integrity.
An analysis of 4,639 medical practices found that 99% exhibited no concerning billing patterns.
Five measures indicated potential issues, such as sudden enrollment spikes and absence of prior patient relationships.
Many flagged practices appear to be RPM vendors billing under their own identifiers.
The OIG recommends targeting identified outliers instead of imposing blanket restrictions on all providers.