(Live Podcast) Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) After the 2027 Physician Fee
Schedule Final Rule: Is Your Program Ready?

Description

​​This is a live filming of a Medbridge podcast. In this dynamic session, you’ll have a front-row seat to listen in on the experts in conversation while also engaging with a vibrant community chat that gives you direct access to peers and leaders in a modern, accessible way.

The 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule sets the terms for remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) in the year ahead. Whether your program is already running or you’re deciding whether to start one, you need to know what it means for you.

In this episode, we’re joined by Alice Bell, PT, DPT Senior Specialist of Health Policy and Payment at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to break down what changed, and what stayed the same, for RTM from 2026 to 2027. Alice shares APTA’s perspective on each RTM-related component of the final rule.

We then turn to the practical side: how the final rule may affect the different ways RTM is operationalized, what current RTM programs should adjust for 2027, and what clinical leaders and practices still standing up RTM should understand before they begin. We close with what else APTA is focused on within the final rule across digital health, telehealth, and payment policy.

Instructors

Learning Objectives

• Analyze regulatory updates to Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) within the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule to determine clinical and billing impacts on outpatient rehabilitation practice.  
• Examine the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) formal position on each primary RTM provision in the 2027 Final Rule to identify implications for clinician practice and patient care.  
• Implement operational and workflow adjustments across clinical teams, private practices, and health systems to align RTM service delivery with 2027 MPFS regulatory requirements. 
• Correlate the APTA’s key advocacy priorities across digital health, telehealth, and payment reform with future strategic planning in outpatient physical therapy settings.

This is an audio-only course and is not accredited. In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence, Medbridge is committed to providing a clear distinction between accredited and nonaccredited learning experiences. This Connected Digital Health podcast episode is a nonaccredited activity and is not eligible for CEU credit. We provide this platform to explore new and evolving topics in healthcare independently of our accredited professional development content.

Agenda

All times in Eastern Time.

1:00pm–1:55pm

Live Podcast

1:55pm–2:15pm

Question and Answer Session

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