The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is automatically applying its extreme and uncontrollable circumstances policy to all MIPS eligible clinicians for the 2020 performance period. The agency also is reopening the MIPS EUC application for individual MIPS eligible clinicians, groups, virtual groups, and Alternative Payment Model Entities through March 31, 2021. READ MORE
Physicians and clinicians can now preview their 2019 Quality Payment Program performance information before it will appear on the Medicare Care Compare website and in the Provider Data Catalog. READ MORE
Once again the first few months of the new year require physicians and other healthcare providers to bridge three different program years of CMS’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Here’s a look at what you need to know about the 2019, 2020, and 2021 MIPS performance periods in the new year. READ MORE
As we begin 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a variety of information healthcare providers need to know about billing Medicare in the new year. We’ve created a short list of the top seven things providers should know. READ MORE
Earlier this month, CMS published the final rule of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. After legislatively mandated adjustments, the 2021 conversion factor is $32.41, and the 2021 anesthesia conversion factor is $20.05, each down about 10 percent from 2020. In addition to changing the payment rates for 2021, the Final Rule also makes changes to several payment policies. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes that will impact anesthesiologists. READ MORE
Earlier this week, CMS published the final rule of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. After legislatively mandated adjustments, the 2021 conversion factor will be $32.41, a 10 percent decrease from the 2020 PFS conversion factor. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes that will impact emergency physicians. READ MORE
CMS recently published the latest proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which updates payment rates and policies for 2021. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes for anesthesiologists. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS recently published the proposed draft of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021. In addition to changing the payment rates for 2021, the Proposed Rule also recommends changes to several payment policies. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes. READ MORE
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
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
