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CMS cements fresh round of COVID waivers, upping payments, expanding telehealth

by: DecisionHealth Staff Apr 30, 2020

A second wave of policy and payment changes that CMS released today is reshaping – yet again – how the medical community can conduct care during the COVID-19 crisis and, critically, how much providers can expect to get paid.

In a wide-ranging update to policy guidance that CMS is touting as a “second round of sweeping changes,” the agency seeks to further expand COVID care, ramp up diagnostic testing and again loosen restrictions on which types of providers can deliver vital services like telehealth during this unprecedented emergency.

Medicare payment policies unshackled under CMS’ COVID-19 interim final rule

by: DecisionHealth Staff Apr 1, 2020

You’ll find upheaval, opportunity and a sneak peek at looming documentation changes as a new Medicare payment rule addressing the COVID-19 crisis, issued March 31, breaks with numerous longstanding policy measures.

Start using new COVID-19 code today — but check these Official Guidelines first

by: Laura Evans, CPC Apr 1, 2020

The new ICD-10-CM code U07.1 (COVID-19) takes effect today (April 1) and to help you use it, the government has issued new ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting specific to the code.

Office telehealth visits can be coded based on time or MDM, telephone E/M covered

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Mar 31, 2020

You’ll be able to test drive the 2021 guidelines for E/M office visits and report telephone E/M services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an interim final rule released at the end of the day.

$2 trillion stimulus boosts payments for medical practices, eases telehealth rules

by: Richard Scott Mar 27, 2020

Medical practice backers and industry groups are cheering the $2.2 trillion stimulus plan that President Trump signed into law today to combat the severe economic consequences of the developing COVID-19 crisis.

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