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08/07/2017
Watch your E/M claims appended with modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable E/M service) if your patients have insurance with a Medicare Advantage carrier that operates in 25 states – starting Aug. 1, payments for those E/M claims will get sliced in half.
08/07/2017

A new survey supplies yet more evidence that hiring non-physician practitioners (NPPs) can increase your practice revenue – but check your practice for opportunities before making the decision.

08/07/2017
Details on the Medicare version of the diabetes prevention program (MDPP), modified in the proposed physician fee schedule that came out last month and set to kick off in 2018, are still a little sketchy. But some observers already foresee problems for smaller suppliers — and even for physician practices that want to add it as a line of service.
08/07/2017
No more excuses for getting ready to meet the new emergency preparedness Conditions of Participation (CoPs). CMS has published an advance copy of the interpretive guidelines for its surveyors and has provided a handy spreadsheet you can customize to show exactly what tags your organization will need to meet by Nov. 15.
08/07/2017
Payments for E/M services appended with modifier 25 (Significant, separately identifiable E/M service) topped $2.5 billion in 2015, according to the latest available Medicare claims data.

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