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  Cms chronic care management 2022 i s the term used to describe the chronic care services offered to Medicare beneficiaries who have several chronic conditions. Services range from communication to the coordination of treatment for a patient's chronic diseases, in addition to in-person, face-to-face consultations. Chronic care management involves a comprehensive care plan that includes: a record of the patient’s chronic conditions personal information goals health care providers medications any other services needed to manage their condition. The comprehensive care plan explains to a patient the details and coordination of their care. Recently, Medicare expanded to pay, in part or in full, for a patient’s CCM if they have two or more chronic conditions that are expected to last at least a year.  People who have several chronic illnesses are more likely to have a poor quality of life. Through ongoing treatment and management of their diseases, chronic care management's overrid...

  The  Principal Care Management code  focuses on scheduling services between appointments and managing patient care outside of scheduled sessions. This includes patient follow-up in the form of medication management or even going through the after-visit summary with the patient to help them understand their treatment plan. A variety of the usual services you now offer are included in PCM activities, such as follow-up following hospital visits, referral coordination, management of care transitions, revision of care plans, and assistance with receiving preventative services. Many clinics, including particular oncology clinics, are looking at ways to fill the gap in reimbursement payments when the Oncology Care Model (OCM) sunsets in June 2022. Luckily both PCM and CCM are two programs that continue to encourage the care management model adopted by OCM and recognize the need to compensate providers for these additional services.