Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update from CIPROMS
The well-being of our employees and service to our clients are top priorities. READ MORE
Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Emergency Physicians Need to Know
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the proposed draft of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for 2021. In addition to changing the payment rates for 2021, the Final Rule also mandates changes to several payment policies. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes that will impact emergency physicians. READ MORE
More Provider Relief Funds for Providers; Medicare Loans Coming Due
More money from the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund is headed to hospitals and long-term care facilities in areas most impacted by COVID-19, but for providers who opted for Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments, recoupment is set to begin soon unless Congress intervenes. READ MORE
HHS Distributes $4 Billion More in Relief Payments to Healthcare Providers Impacted by COVID-19
An additional $4 billion in Provider Relief Funds has been earmarked for healthcare providers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), safety net hospitals, providers in rural and certain small metropolitan areas, and dentists may receive funding through this latest tranche of $175 billion in relief funds allocated to hospitals and other healthcare providers through the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. READ MORE
Providers Affected by COVID-19 May Not Have to Submit 2020 MIPS Data
Physicians and other MIPS-eligible providers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for a 2020 MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception. The hardship exception application allows providers to request one or more performance categories be reweighted to 0 percent. READ MORE
Tips for EMS Providers for Billing Naloxone Administration to Indiana Medicaid
Beginning July 1, 2020, Indiana Medicaid will begin reimbursing Emergency Medical Services provider agencies for administering naloxone. Below, we’ve provided guidelines for documenting, coding and billing this newly reimbursed service. READ MORE
Anesthesiologists’ Role in Treating COVID-19 Comes at a Cost to Physicians
Nearly two-thirds of anesthesiologists have been asked to add critical care services to their practices to help treat patients diagnosed with COVID-19. But more than 90 percent of respondents also said their case volume has decreased by more than 50 percent since the declaration of the national emergency. READ MORE
Medicaid, CHIP Providers, Safety Net Hospitals Next up for CARES Act Provider Relief Funds
Medicaid and CHIP providers, along with safety net hospitals that serve our most vulnerable citizens, will finally get their portion of the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. READ MORE
Medicare’s Substitute Billing Arrangements, or Locum Tenens, during COVID-19
Physicians who use substitute billing arrangements can bill Medicare using the same substitute for more days than usual under flexibilities allowed during the COVID-19 public health emergency. READ MORE
Providers Have 90 Days to Accept T&Cs of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds
Providers now have 90 days to attest to receiving payments from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and accept the terms and conditions. READ MORE
Using the Audio-Only Telehealth to Provide Care during COVID-19
After a surge during the early days of the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth seems to be here to stay. Today, we’re highlighting the use of audio-only telehealth services. READ MORE
