Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)

Elevate Patient Recovery & Adherence

In the modern healthcare landscape, successful patient recovery hinges on continuous engagement outside the clinic walls. Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) is the strategic solution that bridges this gap, enabling your practice to seamlessly track critical non-physiological data—such as patient adherence to therapeutic exercises, subjective pain levels, and musculoskeletal system status—from the comfort of the patient’s home.. By making it simple for patients to actively participate in their recovery and providing you with actionable, real-time insights, our RTM solution dramatically improves clinical outcomes, boosts patient loyalty, and unlocks substantial new recurring revenue streams for your practice through dedicated Medicare billing.

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What is Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)?

RTM is a cutting-edge, non-physiological monitoring service that allows qualified healthcare professionals, such as physical and occupational therapists, to remotely track specific health data related to a patient’s musculoskeletal, respiratory status, and therapeutic adherence. Unlike standard Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), RTM focuses on patient-reported data and therapeutic response metrics, providing a deeper understanding of how patients are progressing with their prescribed care plan between appointments. By utilizing connected devices and digital applications, RTM ensures continuous, personalized care, leading to better compliance, faster recovery times, and proactive intervention when necessary.

Key Advantages of Implementing RTM with S2Healthcare

Maximize Revenue with Medicare CPT Codes

Capture new, recurring revenue streams using the RTM CPT code set (989X0, 989X1). We handle the complex compliance and billing requirements, ensuring accurate documentation and maximized monthly reimbursement for your services.

Drive Unmatched Patient Adherence

Provide patients with intuitive tools to easily log their therapeutic data, medication use, and pain scores. This real-time feedback loop encourages active participation, leading to higher compliance rates and faster recovery trajectories.

Gain Deeper Clinical Insights

Monitor patient response to specific treatment plans in real-time. Our RTM platform flags critical trends and adherence issues, allowing your clinical staff to intervene proactively, adjust therapies, and prevent complications before they escalate

Our All-in-One RTM Partnership Solution

Intuitive Patient-Reported Data Capture

We deploy user-friendly, non-physiological monitoring devices and digital applications that capture accurate, reliable data, including pain scales, functionality measurements, and adherence to prescribed therapeutic exercise plans.

Expert Monitoring & Triage

Our dedicated care coordination team is an extension of your practice. They handle patient onboarding, technical support, and the required 20 minutes of monthly clinical monitoring and communication, alerting your providers only when clinical intervention is necessary.

Seamless Workflow Integration

S2Healthcare integrates smoothly into your existing EMR/EHR system. Our streamlined process ensures minimal disruption to your daily workflow, allowing your staff to focus entirely on patient care rather than administrative burdens

Feature	Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM)	Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
Data Type Monitored	Non-Physiological Data (Subjective and Objective)	Physiological Data (Objective Vitals)
Examples of Data	Therapy adherence, therapy response, pain levels, functional status, musculoskeletal or respiratory system status.	Blood pressure, heart rate, weight, blood glucose, oxygen saturation.
Billing Codes (CPT)	General Medicine Codes (98975, 98977, 98980, 98981, etc.)	Evaluation & Management (E/M) Codes (99453, 99454, 99457, 99458, etc.)
Primary Clinicians Who Can Bill	Physical Therapists (PT), Occupational Therapists (OT), Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP), Physicians, and Qualified Health Professionals (QHPs).	Physicians and other QHPs (e.g., Nurse Practitioners, PAs).
Conditions Suited For	Musculoskeletal injuries (e.g., post-surgery recovery, back pain), Respiratory conditions (e.g., COPD, Asthma), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy adherence.	Chronic diseases (e.g., Hypertension, Diabetes, Congestive Heart Failure).
Data Collection Method	Usually Patient-Reported via app or software (can be auto-logged).	Automatically collected from FDA-cleared devices (e.g., blood pressure cuff).
Required Data Period	Must collect data for a minimum of 16 days within a 30-day period for device supply codes.	Must collect data for a minimum of 16 days within a 30-day period for device supply codes.

FAQ

Patients with conditions requiring therapeutic monitoring of their musculoskeletal or respiratory system status, or adherence to a prescribed therapy, are generally eligible. This often includes patients recovering from orthopedic injuries, managing chronic pain, or with respiratory conditions like COPD. Medicare and many commercial payers cover RTM services, especially for established patients.

Our process is simple and patient-friendly. Once you identify an eligible patient, our team assists with onboarding. This includes explaining the RTM program, providing any necessary devices or access to the digital application, and ensuring they understand how to use the technology to report their data. We handle the technical support, so your staff doesn’t have to.

While RTM is broadly applicable, it’s most effective for patients who can actively engage with a digital application or device. Patients must also have a clear therapeutic plan that benefits from remote tracking of adherence, pain, or functional status. Your clinical judgment remains key in determining the best candidates for RTM.

98975: For the initial setup of the device and patient education.
98977: For the supply of a device used to monitor the musculoskeletal system. (Similar codes exist for respiratory monitoring).
98980: For the first 20 minutes of RTM treatment management services per calendar month.
+98981: For each additional 20 minutes of RTM treatment management services per calendar month. S2Healthcare ensures your practice is fully compliant with the requirements for each code.

The main difference lies in the type of data monitored and the eligible billing professionals. RTM focuses on non-physiological data (e.g., pain, adherence, musculoskeletal/respiratory status) and can be billed by Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists, in addition to physicians. RPM focuses on physiological data (e.g., blood pressure, weight) and is primarily billed by physicians and QHPs. The CPT codes also differ between RTM and RPM.