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Primary care providers’ claims growth zig-zags; nurse practitioners’ steady, steep

10/03/2016

While the volume of claims billed by primary-care-intensive specialties has been volatile, nurse practitioners’ (NPs’) volume has been growing steadily since 2000.

Treating chronic pain a tough task for physiciansPrimary care physicians are the most common source of care for patients with chronic pain, and those physicians' jobs are getting more difficult with new laws and restrictions on prescribing opioid medicati

10/01/2016

Monitoring programs reduce opioid use A new study finds that states that create prescription drug monitoring programs for physicians who prescribe pain medication saw prescription rates decrease an average of 30%, and that the programs may be an effective

10/01/2016

Problem patients a staple of every practiceInteracting with patients and making them feel comfortable is an integral part of any practice, but the process is put to the test by a small subset of "problem patients" who can turn even a simple appointment in

10/01/2016

Providers still slow to adopt value-based careA new study shows physicians and health plan executives believe that reporting guidelines for value-based models of care are too time-consuming and complex and discourage physicians from participating in value

10/01/2016

Study finds disparities in docs' use of mobile healthA new study finds that physicians and patients have a major disconnect in their views of mobile health apps and whether physicians are encouraging patients to use them.The survey, conducted by Nielsen o

10/01/2016

Female physicians earn less thanmale colleaguesFemale physicians in the United States earn about $20,000 less per year than their male colleagues, according to a study published in the July issue of JAMA Internal Medicine. The study, titled "Sex Differenc

10/01/2016

Practices consolidating quickly, study says; collaborate, seek options to stay independent

09/26/2016

by: Roy Edroso

Smaller practices better start thinking seriously about their survival strategy in the new world because practice consolidation is accelerating, according to a new study.

Oct. 1 changes make smoking cessation easier — but watch out for denial traps

09/26/2016

by: Roy Edroso

Replace the G codes you’ve been using to bill for smoking cessation counseling of patients who smoke but are asymptomatic (G0436, G0437) with two CPT codes as of Oct. 1, CMS tells Part B News.

New, updated limits placed on cardio, genetic counseling, injection codes

09/26/2016

by: Richard Scott

Pay attention to billing restrictions placed on genetic counseling and several percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) codes to stay in compliance with Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 22.3 edits, which place new limitations on per-day services.

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