Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM): A Gateway to Hybrid Musculoskeletal Care

A new set of 5 CMS codes introduced for 2022, RTM allows physical therapists and other qualified healthcare professionals to bill for monitoring and managing a patient’s MSK care plan remotely. Remote therapeutic monitoring supports the near-term business case for traditional MSK providers to build a best-in-class hybrid care model now, with much broader long-term applications. Musculoskeletal care continues to be a major area of interest in digital health. And for good reason – with over $400B in annual MSK-related cost, it represents 10-15% of total health expenditures in the U.S. each year. Despite this enormous spend, challenges around access to and standardization of care are well known, negatively impacting patient experience and clinical outcomes.