Advanced Primary Care Management
Care doesn't stop when patients leave the exam room. Vivo Care is launching APCM to support every chronic-condition patient in your primary care panel, even the ones a time-tracked program doesn't reach
Get a Free APCM Strategy SessionCare Doesn’t Fit in One Program
Primary care teams are asked to do more between visits, with workflows built for episodic care. CMS now reimburses that ongoing work through multiple programs (RPM, CCM, PCM, and Advanced Primary Care Management) and each program fits a different kind of patient.
Most platforms ask you to pick one. Vivo Care doesn’t. We help your practice run the full set, with the right patients in the right program every month, so reimbursable care doesn’t get left on the table.
How APCM fits into your panel
Vivo Care is building APCM into the platform now, with launch later this year. APCM is a Medicare program for primary care practices that supports the broader chronic-condition panel without time-tracking, and it sits alongside RPM and CCM rather than replacing either.
The reason it matters for your panel today: most CCM programs reach the patients who said yes to a time-tracked program. APCM is built for the patients who didn’t, the ones with two or more chronic conditions who are eligible for support but aren’t enrolled anywhere. Mapping a panel across RPM, APCM, and CCM is the work Vivo Care does in the panel review.
For a closer look at the codes, eligibility, and how APCM, CCM, and RPM fit together, our 2026 Remote Care Billing and Coding Guide is the reference.
Choosing an APCM Partner
Our free 2026 APCM Vendor Evaluation Guide: seven evaluation dimensions, the vendor landscape, and the exact questions to ask before you choose a partner. No form, no email required.
Read the 2026 GuideWhat You Get and What your Patients Get
- Your patients get ongoing support between visits, not just when something goes wrong. Easier access to their care team for questions, refills, and follow-up. Help with post-discharge transitions and preventive care reminders. Connection to community resources for transportation, nutrition, and social needs.
- Your practice captures reimbursable care across the full Medicare panel, not just the patients who consented to time-tracked engagement. No minute-tracking burden for APCM patients. Quality and care-gap activity that supports MIPS reporting. Compliant monthly billing with provider-confirmed program assignment.
Self-Managed or Managed Clinical, Your Choice
- APCM runs under either of our two service models, the same as RPM and CCM.
- Self-Managed gives your team the platform and infrastructure to run the program in-house.
- Managed Clinical adds U.S.-licensed nurse care navigators who work as an extension of your practice.
FAQs about Advanced Primary Care Management (APCM)
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Can Specialty Practices participate in APCM?
APCM is restricted by CMS to primary care specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, geriatrics, and pediatrics. Specialty practices (cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, and others) can still benefit from Vivo Care’s RPM and CCM programs, but not APCM.
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Can I execute and get reimbursed for RPM alongside APCM?
Yes. RPM is a distinct service that bills concurrently with whichever care-management track the patient is in (APCM or CCM). RPM, APCM, and CCM can all run on the same panel, with the right patients in the right program every month.
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Can I seek reimbursement for APCM and CCM for the same patient?
No. APCM and CCM are mutually exclusive per patient per calendar month. A patient can move between them month to month as their clinical needs change, but cannot be billed for both in the same month. Vivo Care manages this distinction at the patient level so you don’t have to track it.
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Is APCM real, and will payers reimburse it?
Yes. APCM is a Medicare program introduced by CMS in January 2025 and expanded in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Reimbursement is set by CMS and varies by patient complexity level. APCM is currently a Medicare program; commercial payer coverage varies and is not yet broadly established. You can read more by checking out our 2026 Remote Care Billing and Coding Guide.
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Who is the billing provider for APCM,
Your practice’s ordering provider is always the APCM billing focal point, identical to how RPM and CCM work today. Vivo Care never bills on your behalf. Our care navigators deliver work “incident to” your billing provider under general supervision.
See How APCM Fits Your Panel
A 30-minute working session with Vivo Care. We map your Medicare panel across RPM, APCM, and CCM, identify the patients you're not yet supporting, and walk through what reimbursement looks like for your practice. No commitment.
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