A 3.4% Medicare physician pay cut took effect on January 1, 2024. However, thanks to the passage of a new federal spending bill, this cut was reduced to 1.68% as of March 9. This reduced cut and the corresponding new conversion factor of $33.2875 will remain in effect...
MIPS Quality Measure ID #130, “Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record” carries extensive documentation requirements. Too many providers are under the impression that merely documenting the patient’s medication list satisfies the performance of this...
Federal officials have announced several flexibilities to help physicians in the wake of the cyberattack against Change Healthcare which upset payment and revenue cycle management operations for practices across the country. Saturday, March 9, the Centers for Medicare...
I am reposting the entire message from the CMS about the extension of the Extreme and Unavoidable Circumstances (EUC) data submission deadline. Note that this extension is ONLY for practitioners impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack. –Caroline In...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has yielded to pressure and removed the “appropriate use criteria (AUC) program for advanced diagnostic services” from the 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS). In a Feb. 15 policy update, CMS urged...
