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01/13/2020
While it’s always a good idea to have regular meetings to discuss day-to-day practice operations, the beginning of a new year is a good time to think about strategy and whether or not you have to shift gears to make it in 2020. 
01/13/2020
Say hello to a fresh set of E/M codes, effective Jan. 1, 2020, for patient-initiated services with a physician or other qualified health care provider.
01/13/2020
Technological and generational gaps may still apply in the world of telehealth, but patients and medical personnel are wising up to smart technology and health care as future partners.
 
01/13/2020
Question: Our doctor saw a patient who complained about his tobacco use but did not clearly express — at least so far as the notes show — a desire to quit. Can we infer from his bringing the subject up that he was asking for cessation help and bill 99406 (Smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling visit; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes up to 10 minutes)?
01/13/2020
The time-based codes for advance care planning (ACP), 99497 and 99498, that debuted in 2016 have witnessed strong utilization and payment increases over the past three years.
01/06/2020

Part B News editors surveyed readers and interviewed experts to come up with 11 predictions of what will affect physician practices in 2020.

01/06/2020

Part B News staff holds ourselves accountable for our predictions every year by sharing with our readers how we fared with last year’s predictions. Here are 2019’s results.

01/06/2020

Many providers anticipate seizing the new chronic care management (CCM) add-on code that’s debuting Jan. 1, 2020, but far fewer plan to dive into the virtual realm of tech-backed E/M services in the new year.

01/01/2020
by: Correct Coding Initiative
12/30/2019
The latest edition of the National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) Policy Manual features multiple examples of how to correctly report the series of X modifiers – XE, XS, XP and XU – that CMS debuted several years ago.

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