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by: Julia Kyles, CPC Jan 16, 2018

Under §1879 of the Social Security Act, LOL is shorthand for limitation on liability of beneficiary where Medicare claims are disallowed. In the handout for her upcoming webinar on the advanced beneficiary notice of noncoverage (ABN), Maxine Lewis, CMM, CPC, CCS-P, president, Medical Coding Management Services, explains how knowing when a patient needs an ABN is less than half the battle.

Want to recommend changes to MIPS specialty measures? Now's your chance

by: Richard Scott Jan 16, 2018

Providers who want to recommend changes or additions to the current specialty measure sets under the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) should mark their calendars: You have until Feb. 9 to let CMS know about any changes you'd like to see for the 2019 MIPS reporting year.

New bundled payment model from CMS meets advanced APM standards

by: Richard Scott Jan 10, 2018

Providers will find a new entry into the world of advanced alternative payment models (APM) after CMS announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced program, which will reward providers on the basis of their cost-containment scores for 32 distinct episodes of care.

Get your MIPS motor running: CMS releases specs for individual reporting

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Jan 3, 2018

Clinicians who have have been anxious to start the next round of merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) participation will be delighted to learn that the bulk of measures specifications information is now available for this year. All other clinicians who need to participate to protect their payments also should review the updated information and get a start on MIPS year 2.

CMS takes texting to task

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Dec 29, 2017

Practices in search of a texting policy should look no further than CMS' guidance to state survey agency directors, published Dec. 28. Even though medical practices aren't required to followed the guidance, doing so will make life easier for clinicians who won't have to remember one rule when they're at the practice and another rule when they are in a facility such as a hospital or an ambulatory surgical center.

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