( (1) Level 1 APCM We are proposing the Level 1 APCM code for patients with one or fewer chronic conditions because of the increased import and use of non-face-to-face interactions in advanced primary care even for patients with relatively fewer health needs, which has increased over time for several observable reasons, including broad evolution in information and communication technology in everyday life, diffusion of practices first adopted for higher-acuity patients, and continuing practices widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic that reduce reliance on in-person interactions
and (2) in clinical practice that leads to the typical procedure reported with the CPT code 95800
[77] Empanelment, which assigns each active patient to a practitioner and/or care team with consideration of patient and caregiver preferences, allows practices to build responsive care teams to optimize patient care and to address the preventive, chronic, and acute needs of all patients, and provides a way for practices to identify care gaps and proactively reach out to patients who have not been seen or contacted in a while
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Additionally, CMS believes ASP data are accurate and reliable because manufacturers attest to the accuracy of their submitted data and have the ability to update these data quarterly
