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The No Surprises era starts Jan. 1: Prepare notice, consent and fiscal forms

12/06/2021

Come Jan. 1, along with the changes wrought by the final 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule, providers will have to adapt to new requirements enforced by rules based on the No Surprises Act. Some requirements have been delayed, but some must be implemented starting on the first day of 2021. At minimum, you should have notices ready for patients, as well as good-faith estimates for their care; you should also be looking ahead to future requirements.

CMS issues new designated health service list, will stick to annual updates

12/06/2021

by: Julia Kyles

Stay on the right side of the Stark physician self-referral rule by studying the new list of designated health services (DHS) before they go into effect Jan. 1, 2022. Revisions to the list were published in the final 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule, although you can expect a new publishing regimen going forward.

Check this list twice: CMS adds 64 codes to the DHS list

12/06/2021

by: Julia Kyles

CMS added 64 codes to the list of designated health services (DHS) that will go into effect next year (see story, p. 4). CMS also removed six codes from the list. The following chart summarizes the changes.

Keep tabs on 8 Open Payments changes, clarifications coming soon

12/06/2021

by: Yvette DeVay, MHA, CPC, CPMA, CIC

While enforcement actions have been scarce, it remains vital to keep track of your status under the Open Payment program, the national transparency model that spotlights the financial relationship between physicians, teaching hospitals and drug/device manufacturers.

Health care workers exempt from vaccine mandate, for now: Judges

12/06/2021

by: Roy Edroso

U.S. health care workers will not have to abide by a federal rule requiring they be vaccinated against COVID-19, pending further court action.

CCM fees on the upswing, while other services get slashed

12/06/2021

by: Richard Scott

You’ll find lucrative pay gains among a series of chronic care management (CCM) services in CY2022, as CMS seeks to expand their use. Yet not all fee changes are as propitious. Dozens of codes are taking fee hits, including a series of gastrointestinal services.

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