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ZOC Medical Clinical Team
Clinical Editorial Board · RN, MSN, MBA
The ZOC Medical Clinical Team is a group of registered nurses, care coordinators and health-policy specialists who design and operate every program on the platform. Together they carry more than 40 years of combined experience in Medicare care management, chronic-disease coordination and value-based care.
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APCM vs CCM: Which Medicare Care-Management Program Should Your Practice Choose?
APCM was designed to replace time-tracking with an activity-based model and cover every Medicare Part B patient. CCM stays the deepest coordination framework in Medicare for patients with two-plus chronic conditions. Here's how to decide, patient by patient.
Jul 31, 2026 · 7 min read
How TCM 99495 and 99496 Actually Work — And Why Most Practices Miss the Window
TCM 99495 and 99496 pay $200-$280 per qualifying discharge — and cut readmissions when done well. Here's the day-by-day workflow, the documentation Medicare actually wants, and why real-time hospital data changes everything.
Jul 31, 2026 · 8 min read
Why Real-Time HIE Data Changes Care Management — Not Someday, Now.
Discharge summaries that arrive a week late can't drive 2-day TCM outreach. Real-time ADT feeds from the country's major HIEs can. Here's what changes when hospital data lands in your console the second it happens.
Jul 31, 2026 · 6 min read
RTM for PTs, OTs and SLPs: The Monitoring Revenue Therapy Practices Have Been Waiting For
For years, remote monitoring reimbursement lived entirely with physicians. RTM changed that. Physical, occupational and speech-language therapists can now bill CMS directly for tracking musculoskeletal, respiratory and cognitive-behavioral data between visits.
Jul 31, 2026 · 7 min read
The 13 APCM Service Elements: A Practical Guide to CMS's New Primary-Care Framework
APCM's promise — no time-tracking, every Part B patient eligible — comes with a condition: you must deliver 13 defined service elements every month. Here's what each one actually means, and how to build them into a real workflow.
Jul 31, 2026 · 9 min read