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08/06/2014

Medical practices should prepare for major changes to orthopedic, gastroenterology and cardiology procedures as well as drug testing codes, according to DecisionHealth's review of the CPT 2015 dataset and Appendix B for 2015 released Aug. 5.

 
07/31/2014
As physician quality reporting system (PQRS) requirements become more stringent for practices, automated alternatives may be your best bet to report properly and avoid a 4% negative payment adjustment, CMS told providers during a call July 24.
 
07/31/2014
If your practice has 20 or more claims — or at least $10,000 in claims —at the administrative law judge (ALJ) level of appeal, look at participating in a new pilot project to reduce the wait time to resolve denials.
 
07/31/2014
Seek out interpreters who have received at least 40 hours of training and are considered “qualified” medical interpreters for your deaf and non-English-speaking patients or risk violating your patients’ civil rights and subjecting your practice to federal penalties and civil lawsuits.
 
07/31/2014
Upgrading the technology at your practice, usually by adding or changing an electronic health record (EHR), is often accompanied by a change to technology you’ve had for a longer period of time – the practice management system (PMS). 
 
07/31/2014
Primary care providers saw upticks in denials of all three subsequent observation codes (99224-99226) from 2011 to 2012, according to the latest Medicare data available.
 
 

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