Electronic Medical Records
CMS has adopted much of the new AMA E/M (evaluation and management) code and guideline changes and they become effective January 1, 2021. These changes affect office encounters and other outpatient visits. Most importantly, the changes could have financial, liability, and contractual ramifications for your clinic. So what is changing? Things such as the history and physical will no longer Continue reading AMA E/M Code Changes for 2021
CMS announces initiatives to strengthen Medicaid program integrity Agency actions will help ensure the sustainability of vital safety net program for all beneficiaries Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new and enhanced initiatives designed to improve Medicaid program integrity through greater transparency and accountability, strengthened data, and innovative and robust analytic tools. “The initiatives released today Continue reading CMS announces initiatives to strengthen Medicaid program integrity
Get a jump on five new HCPCS Level II codes going into effect July 1. All are Q codes and they help patients with opioid addiction, knee pain, cystic fibrosis, and hemophilia. Q9991 Injection, buprenorphine extended-release (Sublocade), less than or equal to 100 mg Q9992 Injection, buprenorphine extended-release (Sublocade), greater than 100 mg Sublocade is a drug used for treatment Continue reading 5 New HCPCS Q Codes Effective July 1
CMS launches “Blue Button 2.0” tool, calls on all health insurers to make data available to patients Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma announced a new Trump Administration initiative – MyHealthEData – to empower patients by giving them control of their healthcare data, and allowing it to follow them through their healthcare journey. Last year President Continue reading Trump Administration Announces MyHealthEData Initiative to Put Patients at the Center of the US Healthcare System
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