With so much riding on a practice’s fee schedule, it seems important that physicians routinely review their fee schedules. But do they? How long has it been since you dusted off the charge list of procedures you routinely perform? And more importantly, how do you know when your fee schedule needs to be changed or updated? READ MORE
The removal of moderate (or conscious) sedation from hundreds of CPT codes and the creation of six new codes to be used for billing the service means providers who perform moderate sedation, even those who also are performing primary services, have more options for being reimbursed for their work. READ MORE
CMS hopes to improve physician awareness and knowledge of the new MACRA Quality Payment Program through a series of instructional You-Tube videos now available on the CMS Quality Payment Program playlist. READ MORE
In the ongoing debate about out-of-network balance billing, or so-called “surprise billing,” a recent national study found that the average anesthesiologist charges at least four times what Medicare reimburses for the same services. But the American Society of Anesthesiologists says the study focuses on the wrong issues. READ MORE
