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01/13/2025
In the continuing resolution (CR)  finally enacted by Congress and signed by President Biden on Dec. 20, the COVID-era telehealth flexibilities were extended through March 2025 -- not for two years as originally proposed -- and the physician pay cut was left unaddressed. 
01/13/2025
Start the year right: Incorporate the latest list of designated health services (DHS) into your practice’s compliance plan.
01/13/2025
Give staff a list of the audio-only telehealth services that are covered by the three-month waiver extension as you push into the new year.
01/13/2025
As medical groups anticipated the major challenges they would be facing in 2025, payment cuts, prior authorization demands and grappling with denials were expected to be high on the list. Dozens of medical group professionals shared their projections and anticipated high-impact areas in the Part B News 2025 Predictions Survey.
01/13/2025
The decision for an emergency clinician to report fracture and and/or dislocation care CPT codes in addition to an E/M code or not can have significant ramifications.
01/13/2025
Question: What are the most significant challenges HIPAA compliance officers face in ensuring the privacy of protected health information (PHI) across new digital health platforms, and how can organizations proactively mitigate these risks?
01/13/2025
Utilization of the operation-related modifiers 24 (Unrelated evaluation and management service by the same physician during a postoperative period) and 57 (Decision for surgery) was slightly down in 2023, but denial rates were excellent — with a few notable exceptions.

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