Open Forum

 View Only
  • 1.  Nurse Billing - Ambulatory RN's (Non-HOD)

    Posted yesterday
    Edited by Michael Glass yesterday

    I am evaluating the financial and operational impact of maintaining RN presence in ambulatory clinic settings in addition to centralized triage models for RN billing purposes.

    Specifically, I am interested in how organizations are justifying RN FTEs in non-HOD clinic environments.

    Areas of interest include:

    • 99211 capture opportunities

    • Incident-to billing support

    • Care management time attribution

      • Chronic Care Management (CCM)
      • Principal Care Management (PCM)
      • Transitional Care Management (TCM)
      • Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
    • Centralized Triage Management Services
    • Etc.

    In our organization, there is a perception that RN only encounters do not generate billable opportunities outside of narrow E/M scenarios, 99211. I am seeking data from other systems to understand more opportunities. I know all states can be different, but I'd like the opportunity to at least explore them.

    • Are you capturing measurable revenue tied to RN presence in clinic?

    • Have you quantified lost billing opportunity when RNs are removed from practices?

    • How are you aligning RN scope with value-based reimbursement structures?

    Any shared metrics, models, specific billing practices, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated.

    Shaun Glass, MSN, BBA, RN

    Director of Nursing

    Wellstar Medical Group, Nursing Services

    shaun.glass@wellstar.org



    -------------------------------------------



  • 2.  RE: Nurse Billing - Ambulatory RN's (Non-HOD)

    Posted yesterday

    Hi Michael,

     

    Love your question! Yes! We need to use all the codes available to us in order to demonstrate and "justify" why we need RNs in our Ambulatory environments. After all, this is where the bulk of care is provided today!

     

    I'd like to direct you to the NSI SIG Forum as this has been asked and answered.

     

    Faith Jones is the guru with CMS Care Management codes. You will find your answers there. As well, she responds and graciously shares her expertise so feel free to reach out directly.

     

    Thanks so much for the question. We need to be answering it. 😊

     

    Deb

     

     

    Deborah L. Cantlin, MSN, RN, CHFN, AMB-BC
    She/Her

    Nurse Educator-Professional Practice

    Dartmouth Health Daisy Coordinator

    Department of Nursing Excellence

    Tel 603 650 6746
    Dartmouth-Health.org