In an Aug. 17 MLN Matters article, CMS stated that starting September 1, hospitals will lose the 20% Medicare bonus for treating inpatients ...
CMS has Delayed Implementation of Appropriate Use Criteria
Last week, CMS announced the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) testing period would be extended through calendar year 2021. CMS stated that there will be...
Sweeping E/M Changes Effective January 1, 2021
The AMA and CMS have released significant changes to outpatient office E/M coding. The new coding guidelines will be implemented January 1, 2021...
CMS has Released the 2021 Proposed OPPS Rule
CMS released the 2021 Proposed OPPS rule yesterday. The Proposed Rule contains a number of notable items including: Increase in hospital o...
The 2021 Medicare Proposed Physician Fee Schedule was Released Today
CMS released the 2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule today. The 1,353 page document contains numerous, important proposals including: Expansion ...