In March 2020, CMS issued specific guidance concerning RPM in its "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency" interim final rule.As the previously cited HIMSS article notes, CMS made several changes to how it covers RPM. These are changes for the duration of the pandemic and some permanent fixes. They include the following:Going forward, RPM can be used for Medicare patients with acute and/or chronic conditions. This expands coverage from patients with only chronic conditions.For the duration of the public health emergency, CMS clarified that RPM could be provided to new and established Medicare patients.Many commercial payers are following the new Medicare guidelines for RPM during the pandemic. Some states have also included RPM into their telehealth parity laws.