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CMS' "Quality Measure Development Plan" for the coming merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and alternative payment models (APMs), released Friday, gives few clues as to what the new regulatory order for Medicare providers will be like.

In time for the holiday season, CMS released a gift many providers have been waiting for: a video on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Watch for coding-policy changes wrapped up in CMS' edits to the 2016 National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) policy manual. The edits, effective Jan. 1., include lesion-removal and debridement codes.

Six medical provider organizations have sent an appeal to Congress, asking that they overturn a CMS rule that puts biosimilar drugs of the same kind under one payment code, saying it will discourage innovation and harm patient safety.

Switching to another browser, such as Google Chrome or Firefox, could be the solution if you can’t open your quality resources and use report (QRUR).

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