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We at AAPC found the following FAQ from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) about the proposed Part D rule very interesting. Contract Year (CY) 2020 Medicare Advantage and Part D Flexibility Proposed Rule (CMS-4185-P) On October 26, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that updates […]
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The AMA sent a letter to the Administrator of CMS on August 27, 2018 with signatures from most of the medical societies and state medical societies with comments on the CMS proposal for the “Patients Over Paperwork” initiative. AMA Loves Paperwork Reduction In the letter, the AMA says that they support CMS’ initiative to reduce […]
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Inside the proposed medical doctor price agenda, the facilities for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS) positioned forth numerous coverage modifications on E/M documentation and fee. MGMA and a coalition of main healthcare groups voiced robust competition to the notion to fall apart payment charges for eight workplace visit services down to two each however are supportive of efforts to lessen documentation burden. The coalition has endorsed CMS to forgo finalizing proposed E/M fee guidelines and as an alternative encouraged the enterprise paintings in tandem with the clinical network to reap the real intention of lowering E/M documentation burden.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a 22 minute promotional video hosted by Administrator Seema Verma about the agency’s evaluation and management (E/M) payment changes in the 2019 proposed Physician Fee Schedule. The video, more than 22 minutes long and including a panel of CMS-related providers, follows up on an introductory video […]
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If you’ve read about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed changes for the documentation, coding, and reimbursement of outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) service codes 99201-99215, you probably have some questions (If you haven’t read about the changes, do it!). Now, CMS is providing some answers. Following remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma, […]
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A proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entitled “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority” will cost the healthcare industry more than $ 125.5 million in the first year, and many worry resulting litigation will cost at least that much. Conscience Rule Includes Immunization, Advance Directives The 216-page […]
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The proposal would require accrediting organizations (AO) to make survey reports or plans of corrections (PoC) publicly available online within 90 days of the information becoming available to the healthcare organization. In an open letter to CMS, The Joint Commission President and CEO Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, wrote that while the accreditor is a strong supporter of transparency, it believes revealing all accreditation survey reports to the public is a bad idea.