Remote Therapeutic Monitoring is the first new CPT opportunity CMS has created for therapists in more than two decades, and the 2026 code changes widened who qualifies. Lower monitoring thresholds mean more of your caseload is now eligible. Wider eligibility does not become revenue on its own. The practices succeeding with RTM have made three decisions the ones stalled in pilot mode have not: how they staff care navigation, which technology they build on, and how they run the program day to day.
Rick Gawenda, Ben Barron, and Craig Brasington walk through the full implementation path in this on-demand webinar:
· The three RTM patient support models, and why the model where each therapist monitors their own patients is the one that most often breaks down.
· The platform criteria that hold up under an audit, from documentation through automated code capture.
· The operating practices behind real adherence and outcomes, starting with knowing your why before you roll out.
The clinical case for RTM is settled. Patients engaged in Remote Therapeutic Monitoring complete their home exercise programs more consistently and attend more visits per episode of care. The work now is execution.
Founder and President, Gawenda Seminars & Consulting
A licensed physical therapist with more than 33 years of experience, Rick is a nationally recognized authority on CPT coding, billing, documentation compliance, and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring for outpatient therapy. He was part of the early work shaping the RTM codes, has delivered more than 1,400 seminars and webinars since 2004, and chairs the Payment PolicyCommittee of the Private Practice Section of the APTA.
SVP of Sales, Limber, a Net Health company
A physical therapist and former multi-site practice owner,Ben leads the commercial team across Optima, ReDoc, and Limber Health. He works directly with outpatient practices, health systems, and enterprise rehab organizations on patient engagement, outcomes, and sustainable revenue through programs like RTM and HEP. His view on RTM is practical: the clinical case isproven, and the real work is qualifying the right patients, building the right workflow, and making the revenue model pencil out.
VP of Revenue Operations, Stride EMR
With more than 20 years in outpatient therapy technology,i ncluding leadership roles at Clinicient and WebPT, Craig brings deep experience in EMR workflows and the operational side of bringing programs likeRTM into a practice.
Stride is the next-generation EMR, purpose-built for outpatient therapy organizations. As an AI-native platform, Stride unifies the entire patient journey, from patient acquisition and digital intake to clinical care, patient engagement, billing, and revenue cycle management, within a single intelligent system. Information entered once flows seamlessly throughout the platform, eliminating redundant work, reducing administrative burden, and enabling staff to spend more time focused on patient outcomes. The result is a better experience for patients, a more efficient operation for practices, and a stronger foundation for sustainable growth. Learn more at https://strideemr.ai/
