QPP Year 2 – What’s Changed … and What Hasn’t It was just over a year ago (October 14, 2016) that CMS released the final rule for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), radically changing the basis for Medicare reimbursement. The momentous Medicare reform law repealed the Sustain Growth Rate (SGR) and created […]
New Medicare Cards Offer Greater Protection To More Than 57.7 Million Americans The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new initiative to replace Social Security numbers currently being used on Medicare ID cards with a randomly assigned Medicare Beneficiary Identifier or MBI. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of
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Welcome to the Azalea Health Industry Webinar Series, dedicated to helping you successfully navigate the healthcare industry. When ICD-10 codes became mandatory in 2015, physicians were granted amnesty from Medicare and most commercial payers. This grace period will officially end on October 1, 2016. After this date, providers will be subjected to post payment reviews
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Amidst the hectic and ever-changing regulatory environment of healthcare, there has been a greater push for legislation specifically directed at improving health care in rural areas. Several bills were recently introduced by Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) aimed at bolstering healthcare in rural areas by addressing infrastructure, access and quality issues common to communities struggling to meet
How CMS Final Rule on Chronic Care Management Can Increase Your Revenue What is CCM? CCM, or Chronic Care Management is a program to control the cost of chronic care. Under CMS’ new Chronic Care Management program physician practices can charge $42.60 per month for 20 minutes of non face-to-face chronic care activity. Let’s say
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