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03/01/2021
While missed appointments can be a drain on your practice, it’s worth remembering they’re occasionally a red flag for patient distress. Use common sense to develop a protocol for spotting situations that you don’t want to spiral out of control.
03/01/2021
Should the post go to the Biden administration’s top choice, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, a health policy veteran of various public and private sector roles, will be the new CMS Administrator. The White House announced her nomination Feb. 19.
03/01/2021
You can add a half dozen codes to the list of services that may be reported with modifier CS (Cost-sharing), which requires Medicare to cover beneficiary cost-sharing during office visits and other encounters for the duration of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).
03/01/2021
Don’t be surprised if the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) lasts until 2022 and expect 60 days’ notice before the PHE expires. That’s the upshot of the letter HHS Acting Secretary Norris Cochran sent to governors Jan. 25.
03/01/2021
Don’t forget that the long-awaited primary care add-on code is in a deep freeze for at least three years.
03/01/2021
Providers are taking a cautious jump into a suite of remote monitoring and virtual evaluation services that Medicare has approved for use in recent years, but the early returns reveal significant revenue possibilities.

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