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12/18/2017
If your practice performs lab tests, you may be in for a dose of sticker shock in 2018 as hundreds of codes are expected to see reduced payments under a Medicare fee-schedule change.
12/18/2017

The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) again called to get rid of the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and replace it with a program more tailored toward pushing providers into alternative payment models (APMs).

12/18/2017

Firm up your claims reporting for patients on immunosuppression drug therapy to avoid payment denials and the possibility of inflicting financial duress on patients who recently have undergone organ transplants.

12/18/2017

Set up a plan to easily document and report your vaccine coding, including a collections plan for vaccines not covered by Part B, and you’ll avoid claims disruptions that can cause extra work among your staff.

12/18/2017
Question: My office is having a debate. Let’s say a new patient has an office visit and physical at the same appointment. Is this coded with one new and one established code or two new codes?
12/18/2017

Providers billing immunosuppressive drug claims saw some — but not much — resistance to the several hundred millions of claims they submitted in 2015 and 2016, according to an analysis of Medicare claims data from the two most recently available periods.

12/18/2017

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