Chronic care management is a program the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed. It is designed for people suffering from two or more chronic conditions in the past twelve months. These conditions have the potential to cause severe harm or death. Physician Practioner, Non-physician practitioners, physician assistants, and certified Nurs can offer these services. CCM services are mostly non-face-to-face patient consultations and monitoring services. They can be billed for at least 20 minutes of provider time spent.
Some of the Examples of chronic conditions that can be managed in CCM but aren’t limited to
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Hypertension
- Infectious diseases like HIV and AIDS CPT