The healthcare system might stand to undergo a few adjustments before we turn things over to the machines. There’s a moment early in the 1993 blockbuster film Jurassic Park when…
Months of high-level discussions regarding reforming Medicare physician payment has culminated in physician lawmakers introducing bipartisan legislation advancing the first leg of the AMA’s three-part strategy for fixing the broken…
The document will also be identified as CR 13136. The April 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Update has been released and is effective April 1, 2023, and implemented on…
Several lawmakers are seeking to tie physician payment updates in Medicare to inflation to prevent potential physician shortage issues. Representatives Raul Ruiz, MD (D-CA-25), Larry Bucshon, MD (R-IN-08), Ami Bera,…
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) commended CMS for its proposed prior authorization policies but asked the agency to expand its guidance to other utilization management tools and shorten the…
From prior authorizations to paperwork, applications are being uncovered every day. I’m about to spice things up a bit here, but stick with me. “Chuck, I’m Sydney, and I’m in…
Outpatient visits are being billed at higher levels, leading to increased healthcare spending and concerns about upcoding, a Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker found. Healthcare providers can bill outpatient evaluation and…
Following a recent US District Court ruling on the federal government’s arbitration process for disputed medical billing—making the protocol for issuing decisions on disputed claims unclear—CMS posted some clarifying guidance…
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes provide a uniform nomenclature for coding medical procedures and services that are critical to the communication between multiple stakeholders about the care patients receive. They…
MedLearn Media is proud to be at the forefront of offering world-class guidance on a vitally important topic. February may be American Heart Month, but correctly diagnosing and coding cardiac…
One way to assess creativity in medicine is to look at how physicians are incorporating technology such as telehealth, virtual reality (VR) and augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial intelligence, into…
CMS proposes new rules for 2024 that apply to Medicare Advantage Plans. Last month, I told you that there would be big news coming, and sure enough, there was. The…
The EHR is no longer in its infancy; it is exiting its “terrible twos” stage and growing up. It’s a new year, and welcome, 2023! When I still practiced clinically,…
The anticipated issue date for the new audit is the 2024 fiscal year. Citing “consistently high error rates,” federal officials announced this week that they will be conducting a nationwide…
The final rules become effective Jan. 1, 2023. Amid this election season, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published final rules for the 2023 Part B Physician…
The AMA released the calendar year 2023 CPT code set, which builds on the AMA's efforts to reduce administrative tasks in medicine, according to a recent press release. The CPT…