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Learn to coordinate, offer clear explanation to patients to claim new CCM code

11/17/2014

Prepare to collect about $40 per patient with the new chronic care management (CCM) codes by adopting tested care-management techniques and preparing to offer a good explanation to patients with chronic illnesses as to why they need the services.

Coordinate your EHR, PQRS compliance efforts to ensure success in 2015

11/17/2014

by: Julia Kyles

Changes in the final 2015 Medicare physician fee schedule mean you can say goodbye to quality reporting short-cuts and hello to tougher requirements next year. But if you work with your electronic health record (EHR) vendor now, you’ll be on the right path to meet meaningful use and physician quality reporting system (PQRS) requirements in 2015.

New Congress may bring change, but not wholesale: ACA likely safe, SGR less so

11/17/2014

by: Roy Edroso

Despite the resounding Republican victory in this year’s midterm elections, change in the Medicare world will not come quickly — but watch how next month’s budget voting goes for a hint at the future of reform to the sustainable growth rate (SGR), our experts say.

Home health face-to-face rule: Say goodbye to the physician narrative

11/17/2014

by: Burt Schorr

Your providers’ paperwork burden to certify patients for home health has been eased, thanks to the home health prospective payment system final rule, released Oct. 30.

OIG Work Plan: Watch for specialty, electronic health record issues

11/17/2014

by: Marla Durben Hirsch

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) added only a few new targets to its 2015 Work Plan, released Oct. 31, preferring to focus on a number of payment and program integrity issues of continuing concern.

Key metrics of better-performing practices to ensure your success

11/17/2014

by: Jennifer Searfoss

Take note of four indicators of physician practice success, as presented during the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2014 Annual Conference in Las Vegas.

Ortho, cardiac surgery see hits; primary care practices see higher pay in 2015

11/17/2014

by: Karen Long

Here's a chart of medical specialties and how the physician fee schedule affects their reimbursement rates.

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