Anthem Rescinds Planned Policy to Reduce Payment for Same-Day Services
In a surprising turn of events, Anthem will not implement a planned new policy to reduce payment for same-day evaluation and management (E/M) services by 25 percent. READ MORE
CMS: Physicians No Longer Have to Rewrite Students’ Documentation
Beginning March 5, 2018, teaching physicians can now verify any student documentation of the E/M service rather than re-documenting the work. READ MORE
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know about Reporting MIPS in 2018
Even though we’re almost two months into 2018, it’s not too late for emergency physicians to participate in the 2018 MIPS to avoid a negative 5 percent adjustment on Medicare Part B payments in 2020. READ MORE
New Indiana Law Takes Effect to Address Surprise Billing
A new Indiana law passed last April to address the issue of out-of-network surprise billing took effect January 1, 2018. READ MORE
New Medicare Cards Coming Soon
Starting April 2018, CMS will begin mailing new Medicare cards to all beneficiaries on a flow basis, based on geographic location and other factors. READ MORE
Billing Anesthesia Services for Screening Colonoscopies to Medicare
Starting with January 1, 2018, dates of service, anesthesia services for common gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures have been replaced with new CPT codes, and two of those codes used for colonoscopies were recently highlighted by CMS to clarify how they should be billed to and will be reimbursed by Medicare. READ MORE
