Physicians who use substitute billing arrangements can bill Medicare using the same substitute for more days than usual under flexibilities allowed during the COVID-19 public health emergency. READ MORE
If you’ve been using locum tenens arrangements to help your practice with temporary physician absences, you’ll want to take note of a name change by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. READ MORE
The incorrect use of modifiers routinely ranks among the top billing errors for federal, state, and private payers, according to Medicare Administrative Contractor WPS-GHA. Not sure if you are using modifiers correctly? Here’s a refresher of some of the more common modifiers used in anesthesia billing, particularly for Medicare. READ MORE
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) took the opportunity during the rule making with comment period for the 2015 Physician Fee Schedule to seek comment on two issues they may eventually address in future rule making, namely secondary interpretation of images and substitute physician billing arrangements. READ MORE
Here are 10 things you should know about the proposed 2015 fee schedule. READ MORE
