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01/06/2014
If you plan to report a surgical or medical procedure on the same date as a transitional care management (TCM) code (99495-99496), check first to see whether the TCM codes are bundled or you may face denial of the 30-day service code.
 
01/06/2014
Now that our experts have shared their predictions for the biggest things they expect to see happen in health care in 2014, let’s go back and see how Part B News did with its predictions for 2013.
01/06/2014
Practices will take ICD-10 preparations more seriously in 2014 as the implementation date of Oct. 1 draws near, results from a Part B News predictions survey show.
01/03/2014
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) expands the electronic health records (EHR) donation safe harbor, CMS moves to fine or expel "recalcitrant providers" and more. 
12/23/2013

There had been optimism in Washington recently about overturning the sustainable growth rate (SGR), but now it looks like a three-month patch is the best we can hope for until sometime next year.

12/23/2013

Don’t expect CMS to just take your word for it when you say you can’t find nine measures to report under the expanded claims-based 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

12/23/2013

Private payer Medicare Advantage plans changing their physician networks could significantly impact how your patient population takes shape in 2014. But you have the opportunity to shape those changes, experts tell Part B News.

12/23/2013

A few of the most commonly used drugs see the biggest changes in the Q1 2014 average sales price (ASP) for drugs.

12/23/2013

If you must do Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) reporting to avoid a pay cut, you might as well take advantage of it to help your practice. Use a patient-satisfaction reporting option for PQRS, now available to medium-sized as well as large practices, to audit your patient care environment and make changes to improve it.

12/23/2013

CMS will have more time to find and collect overpayments by increasing the statute of limitations, according to a provision in the final 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule.

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