It seems as if the "initiating visit" implies a higher standard than what is applicable for a patient who has been seen over the past 12 months. For the cases where an Initiating visit is not required, Are there any standards regarding what a complying visit might be? Is it just any office visit? Is it required that the provider have discussed CCM on these prior visits that are rather incidental to CCM?
An initiating visit is for new patients or for those not seen within the previous 12 months. You would need to discuss CCM during that visit. Medicare does not require any particular level of service. For patients seen within the previous 12 months, you do not need to have discussed CCM during that visit. You can have a separate discussion on starting CCM with that patient.
It seems as if the "initiating visit" implies a higher standard than what is applicable for a patient who has been seen over the past 12 months. For the cases where an Initiating visit is not required, Are there any standards regarding what a complying visit might be? Is it just any office visit? Is it required that the provider have discussed CCM on these prior visits that are rather incidental to CCM?
An initiating visit is for new patients or for those not seen within the previous 12 months. You would need to discuss CCM during that visit. Medicare does not require any particular level of service. For patients seen within the previous 12 months, you do not need to have discussed CCM during that visit. You can have a separate discussion on starting CCM with that patient.