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12/16/2024
Physician unionization is in the news, which may lead practice managers to wonder when the phenomenon will catch up to their own employed doctors. For the moment, chances remain modest for most practices, though savvy managers will endeavor to keep on the good side of a potentially organized clinical staff.
12/16/2024
Share the latest guidance and check your staff’s E/M intelligence by reviewing three lessons learned during the CPT & RBRVS 2025 Annual Symposium’s Evaluation & Management Q&A session.
12/16/2024
CMS will start 2025 with a relatively small batch of National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits, but you should take note of the new procedure-to-procedure (PTP) and medically unlikely edits (MUE) in both sets.
12/16/2024
Question: Can the add-on code for infectious disease consultations (G0545) only be reported once per admission or stay in observation?
12/16/2024
Nurse practitioners and internal medicine specialists flexed their time-keeping skills in 2023. Providers in those specialties were the top two reporters of prolonged E/M visit codes out of more than 80 specialties, according to the latest Medicare Part B claims data.
12/09/2024
The major revisions to the coding guidelines for office/other outpatient E/M visits (99202-99215) are almost four years old. While the update streamlined the process of coding, practices continue to face challenges when they document and report these services. That confusion can create pain in the pocketbook when it results in improper coding.
12/09/2024
The man that incoming president Donald Trump wants as his CMS administrator, cardiothoracic surgeon Mehmet Cengiz Oz, M.D., known primarily as the television entertainer “Dr. Oz,” has no government administrative experience. But he has been involved in health outreach initiatives and has expressed views on public health, some of which are relevant to his proposed role.
12/09/2024
CMS introduced a new care management code set (G3002-G3003) for chronic pain management in 2023. Based on a review of the latest Medicare Part B claims data, nurse practitioners reported the majority of claims.
12/09/2024
Part B News welcomes Julia Huddleston, CIPP/US, CIPM, CCSFP, principal with Apgar and Associates, to shed light on HHS’ recent cybersecurity performance efforts and how medical groups can follow the agency’s goals to bolster their security.
12/09/2024
The conversion factor shave of -2.8% will have a fee-slashing effect on many services in 2025. Due to relative value unit (RVU) adjustments, some codes will net a fee increase next year. But all of the high-volume codes, as labeled by CMS and shown in the chart below, are on pace for reductions in both non-facility and facility settings.

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