The Biden administration has announced that it will begin shipping about 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses a week directly to thousands of pharmacies in an attempt to address equity concerns and speed up the country’s crucial inoculation effort….
Industry News2021 MEDICARE PAY SCHEDULE EASES PHYSICIANS’ DOCUMENTATION BURDENSRES ACT – PROVIDER RELIEF FUNDBack To All PostsNews2021 Medicare pay schedule eases physicians’ documentation burdensKEVIN B. O’REILLY – AMA-ASSN.ORGThe final 2021 Medicare physician payment schedule includes a simpler, more flexible process for coding and documenting evaluation and management (E/M) office-visit services. But those positive changes, set […]
Industry NewsCMS FINALIZES PHYSICIAN PAYMENT RULE FOR 2021: 6 TAKEAWAYSBack To All PostsNewsCMS finalizes physician payment rule for 2021: 6 takeawaysAYLA ELLISON – TWITTER.COMCMS released its annual changes to the physician fee schedule for 2021, which updates the payment rates for physician services and expands the list of telehealth services covered by Medicare.Six takeaways from […]
Industry NewsCMS ISSUES FINAL 2021 PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULEBack To All PostsNewsCMS issues final 2021 Physician Fee ScheduleTODD SHRYOCK – MEDICALECONOMICS.COMConversion factor drops by 10%, but some practices will benefit from increased E/M coding levels.CMS issued the final rule for the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule and doctors will see a conversion factor of $32.41, a decrease […]
After some delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS has released the final rule for the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The final rule unveiled by CMS yesterday evening will dictate how much Medicare physicians get paid for delivering care starting January 1, 2021. In the rule, CMS finalized a conversion factor of $31.41, which is a decrease of $3.68 compared to the previous year’s conversion factor.
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, on or after January 1, 2021.
Industry NewsMCLAREN ST. LUKE’S SUES PROMEDICA OVER DROPPING COVERAGEBack To All PostsNewsMcLaren St. Luke’s sues ProMedica over dropping coverageTOLEDOBLADE.COMMcLaren St. Luke’s Hospital announced Wednesday it has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against ProMedica Health System alleging anticompetitive business practices.The Maumee hospital seeks to stop ProMedica from terminating the hospital and its physicians from the commercial and […]
Industry NewsAMA UPDATES CPT CODE SET TO INCLUDE COVID-19 VACCINE CODESBack To All PostsNewsAMA Updates CPT Code Set to Include COVID-19 Vaccine CodesJACQUELINE LAPOINTE – REVCYCLEINTELLIGENCE.COMThe organization approved a unique CPT code for each of two COVID-19 vaccines to allow for better tracking, reporting, and analysis of immunization efforts.November 11, 2020 – The American Medical Association […]
Industry NewsRENEWAL OF DETERMINATION THAT A COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY EXISTSBack To All PostsNewsRenewal of Determination That A Public Health Emergency Exists OCT 2, 2020 – PHE.GOVAs a result of the continued consequences of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, on this date and after consultation with public health officials as necessary, I, Alex M. […]
Industry NewsCOVID-19 EMERGENCY DECLARATION BLANKET WAIVERS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERSBack To All PostsNewsCOVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care ProvidersNOV 18th 2020 – CMS.GOVThe Trump Administration is taking aggressive actions and exercising regulatory flexibilities to help healthcare providers contain the spread of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). CMS is empowered to take proactive steps […]