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11/10/2025
Your providers will see higher conversion factors (CF) in 2026, with a 3.8% boost to those participating in qualifying alternative payment models (APM) and a 3.3% increase for everyone else. Yet a yawning gap in reimbursement levels will confront practices in 2026, depending on whether your providers deliver care in the non-facility or facility setting.
11/10/2025
Medical spa services are booming and expanding, which may tempt you to establish an adjunct “med spa” office. While that may be an attractive option, remember that even sub-clinical, self-pay procedures are subject to the same standards and scrutiny as medical services — and in some cases even more so.
11/10/2025
Question: Recently HHS made some frightening accusations about Tylenol and pregnant women, and the Texas Attorney General has brought suit against the makers of Tylenol for “deceptively marketing Tylenol to pregnant mothers.” My question is: Can our doctors get into trouble now for recommending or prescribing Tylenol?
11/10/2025
Refresh your staff on the add-on codes for prolonged E/M encounters in the hospital (G0316), nursing facility (G0317), home or residence (G0318) and office or other outpatient (G2212) settings, with a focus on nursing facility visits.

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