Both the House and the Senate have voted to continue the suspension of the 2 percent Medicare Sequestration Cuts through the end of 2021. A final vote in the House is needed to reconcile the two versions of the bill, and that vote is expected sometime in mid-April after the House returns from a spring recess. READ MORE
Reaching consensus on the key principles of treating perioperative pain was the goal of a recent pain summit hosted by the American Society of Anesthesiologists in February. The stakeholder group, representing 14 medical societies, discussed the fundamentals of acute surgical pain management from their various specialities. READ MORE
Indiana’s Third-Party Liability Disallowance Project supplies Indiana Medicaid providers with Medicare and third-party commercial insurance information to properly bill claims to the primary carrier. Managed by the Indiana FSSA Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, the TPL Disallowance Project identifies paid Indiana Medicaid claims for which there is third-party coverage and notifies providers of the third-party coverage information. READ MORE
Using scribes to assist with electronic medical record data entry tasks in clinical settings may have some positive results, including improved patient and physician satisfaction along with increased patients per hour treated, according to a recent study. But are these findings enough to justify their use in emergency departments? READ MORE
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
