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Imagine a system that allows providers to gain reimbursement for time spent grappling with administrative issues such as insurance pre-authorizations that eat up valuable resources. A pipe dream? Perhaps not.
A strong advocate for relieving doctors of their meaningful use reporting burden has lost her House primary election and will leave Congress. But don't despair -- her replacement has largely voted with her on health IT issues. 
You have a new payment opportunity in 2016 if you’re an eye doctor, but it’s not all good news – a number of codes involving retinal surgery will see significant pay cuts Jan 1.
Avoid misusing surgical terms for stents and catheters or you might find that your patient reports don’t match up with the latest CPT terminology.

Photo by Grant HuangYou’ll face less risk and fewer administrative hassles if you choose to participate in an accountable care organization (ACO), thanks to changes made in the final ACO rule, released today in the Federal Register. CMS took pains to review feedback from physician advocacy groups and believes the final rule takes many of their biggest concerns into account, top agency officials said during a conference call with reporters.

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