Patient balances after insurance grew 67 percent from 2012 to 2017, and the uninsured rate of working adults ages 19 to 64 also rose 3.3 percent in 2018, making patient collections more challenging than ever. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019. Here’s what emergency physicians need to know. READ MORE
Beginning September 1, 2018, all physician assistants (PAs) must now enroll as Indiana Medicaid Providers and can no longer be billed under a supervising physician’s NPI. The new effective date was announced by IHCP earlier this week. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019. Here’s what you need to know. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently published the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019, including several policy changes relevant to anesthesiologists. READ MORE
Eligible providers who participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017 can now review their final score and performance feedback on the Quality Payment Program website. READ MORE
According to recently clarified guidelines by Indiana Medicaid, all physician assistants must now enroll as Indiana Health Coverage Providers and can no longer be billed under a supervising physician’s NPI. This change, which brings billing for PAs into alignment with billing for other Mid-Level, or Non-Physician Providers, also reduces reimbursement for PA services to 75 percent of the Medicaid allowed amount. READ MORE
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) recently contracted with Conduent Business Services LLC to develop, design, and implement an integrated process for enrolling and credentialing providers that participate in the Indiana Healthcare Coverage Programs. READ MORE
Ninety-one percent of eligible clinicians participated in the first year of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. READ MORE
Having either an anesthesiologist assistant or a nurse anesthetist serving on an anesthesia care team appears to produce the same results, according to a new study by Stanford University researchers. READ MORE
