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You now have LESS THAN A MONTH to submit your 2018 MIPS data.

by: Roy Edroso Mar 5, 2019

When we reported in January that you had till April 2 to report Quality Payment Program data to CMS, you may have thought you had plenty of time to think about that later -- but here's a reminder that it's now less than a month away.

Hold on: Start for new national implantable cardiac defibrillator policy gets delayed

by: Richard Scott Feb 27, 2019

The start date for Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) to expand coverage terms for patients in need of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) has been delayed a month, CMS said in a Feb. 26 policy update.

You are interested in your MAC’s ideas and will subscribe to its newsletter

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Feb 25, 2019

Quick quiz: Which of the following members of your practice should subscribe to your Medicare administrative carrier’s (MAC) Medicare enewsletter?

Low-level E/Ms OK with superficial RTD

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Feb 22, 2019

Physicians can receive payment when they perform radiation therapy planning, device construction and treatment management on the same day they perform superficial radiation treatment, thanks to a policy published Feb. 22.

Medicare eases up on modifier 59 requirements

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Feb 19, 2019

You’re going to get a break when you use a distinct procedure modifier such as 59 or XS to unbundle a coding edit for a Medicare claim.

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