Category Archives: EMR / EHR

AMA “Appalled” by Number of EP’s Facing Penalties Under 2015 Meaningful Use

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“The American Medical Association (AMA) is appalled by news from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today that more than 50 percent of eligible professionals will face penalties under the Meaningful Use program in 2015, a number that is even worse than we anticipated.” “The Meaningful Use program was intended to increase physician use of technology to help Continue reading AMA “Appalled” by Number of EP’s Facing Penalties Under 2015 Meaningful Use→

New CPT codes for Clinical Laboratory Waived Tests

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CLIA regulations require a facility to be appropriately certified for each test performed. To ensure that Medicare & Medicaid only pay for laboratory tests categorized as waived complexity under CLIA in facilities with a CLIA certificate of waiver, laboratory claims are currently edited at the CLIA certificate level. Listed below are the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived Continue reading New CPT codes for Clinical Laboratory Waived Tests→

Congress fails to delay ICD-10 beyond 10-1-2015

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Congress recently failed to adopt language that would further delay ICD-10 leaving in place the current implementation date of October 1st, 2015. It is not likely that there will be any further changes to the ICD-10 implementation date. In order to avoid rejections or delays in reimbursements due to improper coding in claims submissions, providers need to act now. Add-ons Continue reading Congress fails to delay ICD-10 beyond 10-1-2015→

CMS releases final payment rules for the Medicare program

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New policies focus on value, improve how care is provided, and increase transparency of information on quality WASHINGTON – Over the past several days, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released final rules outlining how Medicare will pay major health care providers and suppliers in 2015. Important provisions of the Affordable Care Act that reward higher quality, patient-centered Continue reading CMS releases final payment rules for the Medicare program→