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We’ve seen a lot of responses to proposed Medicare policies, but rarely one this swift and scathing.
 
 
In a sprawling Part B fee schedule released today, CMS proposed a 4% decrease to the Medicare conversion factor, revised policies for numerous E/M services, physician assistant billing freedoms and a loosening of telehealth coverage policies.
 
 
If you are having trouble understanding how the AMA’s extensive technical corrections relate to the rest of the 2021 E/M office visit guidelines, here’s a tool that will help.
 
A recent Part B News/DecisionHealth survey shows clinicians lag behind coders when it comes to understanding key concepts of the 2021 E/M update. Use our FAQs to bring physicians and qualified health care professionals up to speed.
You can take advantage of greater frequency when reporting telehealth services to patients in the nursing home setting. CMS will soon begin to permit payment for encounters once every 14 days, instead of once per month.

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