Part B News
01/01/2014

by Greg Freeman

01/01/2014

by John Commins

01/01/2014

by Philip Betbeze

01/01/2014

by John Commins

12/23/2013

There had been optimism in Washington recently about overturning the sustainable growth rate (SGR), but now it looks like a three-month patch is the best we can hope for until sometime next year.

12/23/2013

Don’t expect CMS to just take your word for it when you say you can’t find nine measures to report under the expanded claims-based 2014 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

12/23/2013

Private payer Medicare Advantage plans changing their physician networks could significantly impact how your patient population takes shape in 2014. But you have the opportunity to shape those changes, experts tell Part B News.

12/23/2013

A few of the most commonly used drugs see the biggest changes in the Q1 2014 average sales price (ASP) for drugs.

12/23/2013

If you must do Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) reporting to avoid a pay cut, you might as well take advantage of it to help your practice. Use a patient-satisfaction reporting option for PQRS, now available to medium-sized as well as large practices, to audit your patient care environment and make changes to improve it.

12/23/2013

CMS will have more time to find and collect overpayments by increasing the statute of limitations, according to a provision in the final 2014 Medicare physician fee schedule.

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