2025 Internal Medicine & Primary Care Updates: Telehealth, Medicare Reforms, and Preventive Care

As we move into 2025, the status of telehealth visits is in an unusual position. CPT has introduced new codes for telehealth services, but unfortunately, CMS/Medicare will not be accepting these services and they should still be billed using the appropriate E&M services as before. The Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for 2025 includes considerable information regarding telehealth for the coming year. However, it does not specify that, unless Congress passes legislation related to telehealth-originating locations, only patients in certain rural and underserved areas will be eligible to participate in telehealth services. This key aspect of telehealth services—the location of the patient—will revert to its pre-Covid-19 status. Congress did pass the American Relief Act of 2025, which extends location flexibility for only 90 days.

Other changes for Primary Care and Internal Medicine offices in 2025, as per Medicare, include a new add-on code specifically for infectious disease specialists in hospital or observation settings. CMS/Medicare has also updated its policy, now allowing you to bill the complexity add-on code with preventive services as defined by them.

Additionally, major changes are being implemented regarding the certification of therapy plans of treatment, as well as updates to the supervision of PT and OT assistants.

Webinar Objectives

The objective of this webinar is to provide Primary Care (Family Practice and Internal Medicine) offices with a focused overview of the critical updates for 2025, including changes to telehealth services, CMS/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule updates, preventive services policies, and therapy plan requirements, enabling attendees to streamline operations and maintain compliance with new regulations.

Webinar Agenda

• Telehealth Update
  • Overview of new CPT codes for telehealth services.
  • Current status of congressional legislation on extending telehealth’s geographical restrictions.
•   CMS/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Changes
  • Clarifications on the complexity add-on code for E&M services.
  • Introduction of a new complexity code for infectious disease physicians.
•   Updates on Preventive Services
  • Payment eligibility for colorectal screening tests.
  • Guidelines for administering the Hepatitis B vaccine, including eligibility and timing.

Webinar Highlights

• Telehealth services: what are the new CPT codes and how to utilize them                                                                                                                                                       
• Medicare changes to telehealth services: what can and cannot be billed as of today
• Amendments to the paperwork requirements Medicare places on orders for therapy services (Pt, OT, SLP)
• A couple of noteworthy ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes including a new classification of the severity of eating disorders such as bulimia

Who Should Attend

Coders, Billers, Office Managers, Office Administrators