OIG RPM Data Show Compliance, Outline Enforcement Priorities

When the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released its initial report on remote patient monitoring (RPM) in September 2024, the telehealth industry was taken aback. The report outlined what OIG considered program integrity concerns and called for enhanced oversight measures. Less than a year later, the OIG has issued a new data snapshot report that proposes these enhanced oversight measures and provides concrete data on RPM billing patterns that should prompt serious discussion about regulatory approach and the balance between fraud prevention and innovation in digital health.