Providers & Suppliers To Comply With MAC Request For Fingerprints
CMS implemented the fingerprint-based background requirement on August 6, 2014, as discussed in the rule published on February 2, 2011....
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Review New and Updated FAQs for the EHR Incentive Programs
To keep you updated with information on the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, CMS has recently added one new...
CMS Announces PQRS Incentive Payments are Now Available
CMS is pleased to announce that the 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) incentive payments are now available for eligible...
Influenza Vaccine Payment Allowances
The Medicare Part B payment allowance limits for influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are 95 percent of the AWP as reflected...
HCPCS G0471 Sample Fee Change for Clinical Lab Fee Services
When a sample is collected by a laboratory from an individual in a SNF or from an individual on behalf...
Contractors & Consultation Codes When Medicare Is Secondary Payer
Medicare will also no longer recognize the CPT consultation codes for purposes of determining Medicare secondary payments (MSP). In MSP...
PV-PQRS Registration Open Until September 30
The Physician Value-Physician Quality Reporting System (PV-PQRS) Registration System is open for authorized representatives of group practices to register to...
Power Mobility Device (PMD) Prior Authorization Demonstration Project
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in its effort to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare...
CMS Issues Hospital Inpatient Payment Regulation
The final rule issued on August 4 by CMS adopts improvements in the quality of care that limit payment for...
Florida Blue follows Medicare edits for Multiple Diagnostic Procedures
Effective for the date of services from August 1, 2014, Florida Blue will implement a new coding edit that affects...
Affordable Care Act “Grace Period”
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), if a patient who receives an advance premium tax credit does not pay his...
ICD 9 CM 714.0 Rheumatoid Arthritis Expands To 190 ICD 10 Codes
Rheumatoid arthritis is an Autoimmune disease results in chronic systemic disease principally of joints, manifested by inflammatory changes in articular...