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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a rule finalizing Oct. 1, 2015 as the ICD-10 deadline for transition for health care providers, health plans, and health care clearinghouses. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) weighed in... Read More

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has confirmed a rule adding seven new telemedicine billing codes to the 2015 Medicare physician fee schedule. The new codes include those for prolonged office visits, psychotherapy, and annual wellness visits. The CMS has also... Read More

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for the 2015 calendar year. These CMS rule changes doe not include changes to the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, but revises the Medicare Shared Savings Program... Read More

The importance of accurate data cannot be underestimated in the healthcare business world right now.  The development and use of a PQRS (Physician Quality Reporting System) report for your practice will mean not only incentive payment but also avoidance of penalties. In 2013,... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a ruling and a proposed rule revising the agency’s policy on Medicare Part B billing for an inpatient stay when a CMS contractor has determined that the inpatient admission was not reasonable and necessary. Prior... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule implementing provisions of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, which was included as part of the Affordable Care Act. Aimed at increasing the transparency between physicians and manufacturers, the rule... Read More