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CMS focuses on behavioral health, CCM in proposed fee schedule

by: Part B News staff Jul 8, 2016

Say hello to a new batch of G codes, newly reimbursable CPT codes and revised chronic care management (CCM) reporting criteria as CMS attempts to better capture the work a provider performs behind the scenes when treating episodic care.

CMS proposes 90-day meaningful use reporting period for 2016 for all providers

by: Richard Scott Jul 7, 2016

You may be able to forget the full-year reporting requirement for meaningful use this year -- the year-long reporting mandate will be out the window if a proposed rule issued July 6 become final.

CMS relents on payment cuts tied to the two-midnight rule

by: Richard Scott Apr 19, 2016

Light broke on hospital providers as CMS relented on payment cuts tied to the controversial two-midnight rule.

Value-based care and alternative payment models: Will you take the plunge?

by: Richard Scott Apr 8, 2016

As physician practices grapple with Medicare's onerous quality-reporting programs, worry about ICD-10 implementation and, you know, perform that small task known as caring for their patients, a significant question looms on the horizon: Will they step into the value-based world of alternative payment models (APM)?

New CMS advance care FAQs clarifies timing, documentation, other requirements

by: Roy Edroso Apr 1, 2016

CMS' new FAQs on advance care planning (ACP) contain some clarifications for which providers have been waiting, including guidance on how time should be counted and how frequently the service may be billed.

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