Key Elements of Transitional Care Management
To bill Medicare (CMS) for transitional care management, it is important to meet all five of their TCM components. Which are as follows:
Initial Contact The first step is for the qualified professional to contact the patient or their caregiver within the first two business days following the hospital discharge.
Medication Management The qualified professional has the responsibility to document the medication given at discharge and to reconcile it with pre-hospitalization medication.
In-Person Visit Within the first 7 days following the discharge, the qualified professional must visit the patient in person. The visit must be documented in detail.
Level of Decision-Making TCM requires certain levels of decisionmaking for the 30 days following discharge.
Care Management Services The requirements of this component are not as strict as the other ones; there is no set number of required interactions or a time requirement for giving these TCM services.
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