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Practices that assess dementia among patients and create a care plan will find a new payment opportunity in 2017, but you'll have to meet strict reporting requirements to get your claims through.
Andy Slavitt, the acting administrator for CMS, noted that he is receiving a lot of questions about how the election will impact the quality payment program during a CMS call on the final rule for the quality payment program, Nov. 15.
Providers who offer chronic or transitional care management services should take note of the latest work plan from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG). These services are two of the six new Work Plan targets that are likely to impact physicians and non-physician providers who bill Medicare Part B.
You’ll find new opportunities to code for services related to care management and behavioral health in 2017, according to the final 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule released Nov. 2. CMS finalized a suite of HCPCS codes for physician-led behavioral health services, two complex chronic care management (CCM) codes, initiating visit codes and more.
By now you've likely caught wind of the small, 2,400-page final rule CMS issued Oct. 14 that puts a finishing touch or two on CMS' new era of quality reporting and value-based payments.

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