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APCM Readiness Assessment

A short, non-diagnostic self-assessment of whether your practice's current infrastructure commonly aligns with elements described in CMS's Advanced Primary Care Management guidance.

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Does your practice use a certified EHR capable of maintaining a comprehensive, patient-centered electronic care plan?

APCM guidance describes a comprehensive electronic care plan as a core care-management element.

Can your care team offer patients 24/7 access to a care team member for urgent chronic-care needs?

APCM guidance describes 24/7 patient/caregiver access to a care team member as an explicit element.

Does your practice have real-time access to a patient's medical information across care settings (e.g., shared EHR access or health information exchange participation)?

Real-time information access is described as part of APCM's technology expectations.

Can your practice proactively schedule successive routine appointments for patients, not just react to acute visits?

Scheduling successive routine appointments is described as an APCM care-management element.

Does your practice have a documented process for timely follow-up after a hospital, ED, or skilled nursing facility discharge?

Timely post-discharge follow-up is described as an APCM care-management element.

Does your practice offer asynchronous patient communication channels beyond phone (secure portal, secure messaging, or email)?

APCM guidance describes an explicit expectation for asynchronous communication channels beyond phone.

Does your practice have a process for tracking each patient's chronic-condition count, to classify the applicable APCM tier?

APCM's three payment tiers (G0556/G0557/G0558) are determined by chronic-condition count and QMB status.

Does your practice coordinate care with other practitioners and, where relevant, community-based service providers?

Coordination with other practitioners and care settings is a shared CCM/APCM care-management element.

Do not enter protected health information (PHI). This assessment only asks about your practice's general infrastructure and processes.

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This tool and page are provided for educational and planning purposes only and do not constitute legal, coding, billing, financial, or medical advice. Medicare and payer requirements can change. Practices should verify current requirements and reimbursement with CMS, their Medicare Administrative Contractor, payer, coding advisor, or compliance professional.

What This Assessment Checks

Each question corresponds to a care-management or technology element CMS describes in connection with Advanced Primary Care Management — a comprehensive electronic care plan, 24/7 care-team access, real-time information access, proactive scheduling, timely post-discharge follow-up, asynchronous communication channels, chronic-condition tracking for tiering, and coordination with other practitioners. See our APCM vs CCM comparison for the full source detail behind each element.

What This Assessment Doesn't Do

It doesn't determine CMS compliance, doesn't approve or certify a practice for APCM billing, and doesn't evaluate any specific patient. It's a starting point for an internal conversation about infrastructure gaps — actual APCM eligibility and billing decisions require review by your compliance and billing team against current CMS guidance.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. This assessment does not evaluate CMS compliance and doesn't approve or certify anything. It only reflects whether your answers to a handful of general infrastructure questions commonly align with elements described in CMS's APCM guidance. Actual APCM eligibility, compliance, and billing decisions should be confirmed with your compliance and billing team against current CMS guidance.

The questions are drawn from care-management infrastructure elements CMS describes in connection with Advanced Primary Care Management — things like a comprehensive electronic care plan, 24/7 care-team access, real-time information access, and asynchronous patient communication channels. See our APCM guide cluster for the full detail behind each element.

No. The assessment runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you select is saved, transmitted, or associated with you.

Use the result as a starting point for a conversation with your compliance/billing team and, if useful, review our APCM Reimbursement and APCM Billing Requirements guides for the operational detail behind each question.

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