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National Government Services: Raising Awareness about Care Management

According to the Center for Disease Control, six in ten adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease and four in ten adults have two or more.

As your MAC for Jurisdiction 6 and Jurisdiction K, NGS is raising awareness of the benefits of care management services for Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions.

We have a series of webinars scheduled that offer our provider community information about available care management services, and guidance for proper billing of these services. We encourage you to join us to learn about these important benefits. You may attend as many sessions as you’d like, simply click on the title below, and complete the registration form. You may also register via our EVENTS page. We look forward to your attendance.

Date/Time

Webinar Title/Topic/Registration Link

Tuesday, 6/13/2023
9:30-10:15 a.m.

Care Management: Advanced Care Planning

Covered voluntary service enabling Medicare patients to make important decisions dictating control over type of care received.

Tuesday, 6/13/2023
10:30-11:15 a.m.

Care Management: Cognitive Assessment

Services typically start with a 60-minute face-to-face visit that includes a detailed history and patient exam. Use information you gather from the exam to create a written care plan.

Tuesday, 6/13/2023
1:00-2:00 p.m.

Care Management: Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management and Behavioral Health Integration

Services covered monthly, delivered using Psychiatric CoCM, an approach to BHI, shown to improve patient outcomes in multiple studies.

Wednesday, 6/14/2023
10:00-11:00 a.m.

Care Management: Principal Care Management Services

Services covered for patients with one chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months or until death of patient.

Wednesday, 6/14/2023
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Care Management: Chronic Care Management Services

CMS recognizes chronic care management as a critical primary care service that contributes to better patient health and care.

Wednesday, 6/14/2023
1:00-2:00 p.m.

Care Management: Transitional Care Management

Services covered during beneficiary’s transition to a community setting following discharges.

 

Posted 5/11/2023