IHCP to Cover Opioid Treatment in the ED
Emergency physicians who initiate and coordinate opioid treatment in the ED for Indiana Medicaid patients can begin billing for the service in July. READ MORE
Providing, Documenting, and Coding Medication Assisted Treatment in the ED
Emergency departments serve on the frontline of the fight against drug overdoses and opioid use disorder. While there have been several barriers to providing and billing for medication assisted treatment in the ED, many of those barriers have been reduced or eliminated. When emergency physicians do administer and/or prescribe MAT, here’s what they should document and code for their services. READ MORE
New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines Eases Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
The Department of Health and Human Services released new buprenorphine practice guidelines in April that will allow most healthcare providers to treat patients for opioid use disorder without the burdensome training previously required. READ MORE
Providing and Billing for Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in the ED
In the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS finalized the creation of add-on G-code, G2213, to be billed with E/M visit codes used in the ED setting for medication assisted treatment of opioid use disorder. Having a code to use, however, is not the only hurdle for emergency physicians to cross in providing and billing of MAT for the treatment of opioid use disorder. READ MORE
2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule: What Emergency Physicians Need to Know
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
Proposed 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Emergency Physicians Need to Know
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
2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Emergency Physicians Need to Know
CMS recently published the final draft of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020. In addition to changing the payment rates for 2020, the Final Rule also mandates changes to several payment policies. We’ve highlighted a few of the biggest changes that would be most interesting to emergency physicians. READ MORE
2020 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What Emergency Physicians Need to Know
CMS recently published the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2020, including several changes that will impact emergency physicians. READ MORE
