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The payment cuts that are on track to hit physician practices Jan. 1 could have sweeping implications for the health care industry. Compensation levels for physicians, a potential hiring freeze and staff layoffs and population health initiatives are all factors at stake, a new survey from AMGA reveals.
 
 
Take a first glimpse of the 2022 CPT code set. The annual update, released by the AMA, reveals hundreds of code changes, including more than 240 new codes that usher in a batch of care management services, surgical procedures and pathology and laboratory testing.
 
Everyone is still getting to know the new guidelines for E/M codes 99202-99215, including the members of the CPT Assistant editorial team. As a recent correction shows, the ongoing learning process means practices should be prepared for sudden reversals on fresh guidance.
If you need more money to cover your COVID-19-related practice revenue shortfalls since July 1, good news -- CMS is giving you another chance.
Part B News talked to a top Washington health care lawyer about the Provider Relief Fund, what CMS and HRSA are doing with the billions of dollars remaining in the kitty, and the impact of the impending audits of providers who got funds.

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