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10/12/2020
Medicare Advantage plans are a hotter prospect than ever for beneficiaries — but maybe not so much for providers. If you want to get involved in those contracts, keep your eyes open and watch the fine print.
10/12/2020
On Sept. 18, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published the final Radiation Oncology Model (ROM) rule. This demonstration project is a mandatory model that includes approximately 30% of outpatient radiation therapy episodes nationally furnished by freestanding and hospital-based radiation oncology providers.
10/12/2020
Question: If one of our physicians dies, what are we obliged to do besides notify the patients and invite them to transfer care to one of our other doctors?
10/12/2020
Question: During an office visit, a nurse reviews the patient’s medical history and a physician performs an examination in the presence of the nurse. If you adhere to the 2021 E/M guidelines and use time as the controlling factor for code selection, can you report one E/M code for these shared services?
10/12/2020
You can add two new codes to your COVID-19 response kit, with the added bonus that the codes are applicable for seasonal flu testing as well.
10/12/2020
It’s still a traditional-Medicare world, but if trends continue, it won’t be for long.

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