A recent proposal to report prior authorization to insurance plans through CPT codes was withdrawn at the eleventh hour when its physician advocate made an unexpected discovery: For certain codes…
In the face of ever-rising healthcare costs, technology could offer a reprieve. Indeed, physicians across the country are interested in learning about the potential benefits of AI for themselves and…
When American Medical Association president Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld takes the stage in San Diego this month during the HIMSS' AI in Healthcare Forum, he brings AMA principles for augmented intelligence development, deployment…
Amid the rapid growth of what it calls “augmented intelligence” (AI) in health care, the American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a set of principles to channel the technology’s development…
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 nation's largest physician association is seeking to establish a path to payment for extra practice expenses required to care for patients during the COVID pandemic and possible future public…
The American Medical Association (AMA) today published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes two code additions for reporting medical services sparked by the public…
The American Medical Association (AMA) has a release an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) which includes a new code for reporting antigen testing of patients suspected to be…
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently issued a checklist for physician practices to use when adopting evaluation and management (E/M) coding and documentation changes slated to take effect next year.…
The American Medical Association is giving high marks to a proposal by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reduce the burden of Evaluation and Management codes on physicians.…
Q: Are there any updates on the Evaluation and Management (E/M) code requirements? A: The American Medical Association (AMA) has now weighed in with their E/M requirement modifications, which means that…
Government and private insurers’ audits have revealed unfortunate cases of fraudulent or abusive medical billing practices. You deserve to be paid for the medical care you provide, but it is…
• CPT code 99495 (TCM with moderate medical decision complexity and a face-to-face visit within 14 days of discharge) • CPT code 99496 (TCM with high medical decision complexity and…
New codes are coming for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set to bring more specificity to coding for an expanding range of telehealth services. The American Medical Association, which…
On July 27, in response to questions from healthcare providers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and American Medical Association (AMA) released clarifications on their ICD-10 guidance for…
The country’s four largest state medical societies—California, Florida, New York, and Texas—have warned the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the Oct. 1 ICD-10 implementation deadline is a “looming…