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We shared this last month, but this is very important, so we’re sharing it again. Follow this simple exercise to see if you may owe a tax for earnings in 2019: First, refer to your chapter’s January 2019 Profit and Loss Statement as found on AAPC’s website. Take note of the Beginning Balance. Now refer […]
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The patient was seen on 8/1 and the decision was made to proceed with a partial mastectomy. Consent forms were signed and surgery was scheduled for the end of the month. The patient was seen again on 8/10 because she had questions about the procedure and recovery time. Since the decision for surgery had been made at the 8/1 visit, the 8/10 visit was not charged. (8/10 visit is being considered global since the decision for surgery was already made and the visit was related to the surgery)
The patient has decided to postpone the surgery and it has not been rescheduled. (she’s seeking another opinion) In this case, does the visit on 8/10 now become billable? Or should it be left as a global visit since a surgical plan was in place when the patient was seen on 8/10?
Haven’t had this come up before now, and I’m interested to see how everyone else handles it.
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New programs enable clinicians to avoid 2019 MIPS penalties with minimal data reporting. The Quality Payment Program (QPP) combines the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Meaningful Use (MU), and Value-based Payment Modifier (VBM) programs under a single reporting umbrella known as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Eligible clinicians who do not participate in MIPS […]
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