Updates and regulatory changes continue to pour in as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Yesterday, CMS issued an Interim Final Rule (IFC) with swee...
The AMA and CMS Release New Coding and Billing Guidance for COVID-19
Last night, the AMA released new coding guidance for telehealth services. In the release, the AMA also indicated they received updated guidance ...
CMS Issues Emergency Coverage Expansion of Telehealth Services
Today, CMS announced a waiver of the current telehealth coverage requirements to allow more providers the ability to offer telehealth and virtual serv...
CMS Releases Two HCPCS Codes for COVID-19 Testing
In response to the widespread outbreak of the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), CMS has released two HCPCS codes for laboratories to report COVID-1...
The OIG Identifies Overpayments for CCM
The OIG released a report that revealed Medicare made hundreds of thousands of dollars in overpayments for chronic care management (CCM) services whic...
The DOJ Settles “Incident to” False Claims Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a False Claims Act settlement with a family practice physician who improperly billed “inciden...
2019 Improper Medicare Payment Report
The 2019 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report was published last week. The report provides detailed information regarding fee-for-service pa...
Free Webinar- The 2021 E/M Changes
We invite you to join us November 19th at 1pm Eastern for our free webinar. Our Principal, Amy Bailey, will be discussing the new outpatient/off...
2020 Medicare Final Rules
Late Friday, CMS published both the Final 2020 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment Rule and the Final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The pr...