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Medicare to send Comparative Billing Reports to primary care clinicians to facilitate accurate billing
This June, CMS will be sending a Comparative Billing Report to a select group of 5,000 primary care clinicians, focusing on evaluation and management codes for office visits.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/06/05/7.htm
5 Jun 2012
Tools to screen for alcohol abuse
Medicare now reimburses for problem drinking as part of its Annual Wellness Visit, and a few easy-to-follow tips can help doctors screen for alcohol abuse and get paid for doing so.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/09/tips.htm
1 Sep 2012
Planning for potential Medicare pay cuts
ACP has posted a page on the Running a Practice section of the College website with information about the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations in Congress and advice on planning for the potential that the cuts are not averted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/12/11/8.htm
11 Dec 2012
Tool simplifies quality measure reporting
The Physician Quality Reporting System recently switched from incentive payments for adopting it to penalties for not doing so. To avoid future penalties, use ACP's registry tool, the PQRIWizard, to fulfill the requirements.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/tips.htm
1 Jan 2013
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT The 2013 Medicare physician feeschedule rule changes ...
Clinicians can ask their vendors if they qualify or check online at www.cms.gov/Medicare/ Quality-Initiatives-Patient-. ... Medicare EHR IncentivePilot, which uses specific 2012 PhysicianQuality Reporting EHR measure specifica-tions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/acpi-201301-coding_t1.pdf
3 Jan 2013
Medicare participation deadline extended for 2013
Due to the last-minute action by Congress on the Physician Fee Schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is extending Medicare's 2013 Annual Participation Enrollment Program.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/01/15/7.htm
15 Jan 2013
Review Medicare incentive and penalty programs for 2013
Many Medicare programs offer incentives for e-prescribing or quality reporting, or have penalties for failing to comply. Review the many ups and downs of the many programs in place.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/coding.htm
1 Feb 2013
What practices need to know about transition care management codes
Two new codes allow for reimbursement for non-face-to-face care when patients transition from an acute care setting back to the community. Learn the fine print of how to properly use these codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2013
More at-home deaths in Medicare patients, but also more end-of-life ICU stays
More Medicare patients died at home in 2009 than in 2000, but there was also an increase in intensive care use during the last 30 days of life, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2013
How to financially survive in a hospital-owned practice
As more and more practices move to a hospital-employed model, internists will have to engage in due diligence about how the change affects billing, service contracts and collections.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/03/tips.htm
1 Mar 2013