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03/14/2014

Practices tackled software errors, date-of-service issues and electronic health record (EHR) compatibility during CMS’ ICD-10 Testing Week, and gained some guidance as to how to prepare better for the October 1 deadline.

03/14/2014

Most practices Part B News contacted are applying for the CMS end-to-end training with contractors. CMS, however, is offering very few opportunities to get aboard this testing.

 
03/14/2014
Physician practices would see reduced payments for injectable drugs and new restrictions on the services rendered to patients under the physician in-office ancillary service exception (IOASE) under two policy shifts in President Obama’s proposed 2015 CMS budget.
03/14/2014

Ensuring that practice management systems aren’t the barrier that prevents practices from taking advantage of programs designed to help payers and providers save time and money, WEDI and EHNAC are teaming up to launch the Practice Management System Accreditation Program.

03/14/2014

Pay attention to your Medicare administrative contractor’s (MAC’s) attempts to educate your physicians on medical necessity as CMS formalizes the process for dealing with providers who fail to change inappropriate billing behavior even after MACs give them extensive education.

03/14/2014

SGR repeal doomed? Also: a change to the meaningful use exception form, and Sebelius says the ACA enrollment deadline is firm.

03/14/2014

The top utilized codes attributed to non-physician practitioners (NPPs), including physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), in 2012 Medicare claims data probably won’t surprise you, but some of the denial rates further down the list may.

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