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New Medicare ABN forms required Jan. 1
Beginning on Jan. 1, CMS will require physicians and other health care professionals to use the updated version of the Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form that was released in May 2011.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/10/25/8.htm
25 Oct 2011
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
Medicare adjusts Faslodex claims edit
Put words in our mouth
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/15/8.htm
15 Mar 2011
Medicare cuts raised chemotherapy treatments, changed drug choices
MKSAP Quiz: Daily, nonproductive cough without hemoptysis
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/06/22/2.htm
22 Jun 2010
Colonoscopy may be more frequent than recommended in Medicare patients
Medicare patients may be receiving colonoscopies more frequently than recommended by guidelines, according to a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/17/6.htm
17 May 2011
Most Medicare demos fail to reduce costs, analysis indicates
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has analyzed recent Medicare demonstration projects and concluded that most have not reduced costs, but those that did had certain specific characteristics.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/31/2.htm
31 Jan 2012
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
Greater bleeding risk with dabigatran than warfarin in Medicare patients, 2 studies find
Two studies of Medicare data released last week added to existing evidence that older dabigatran users have higher bleeding risks than warfarin users.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/11/2.htm
11 Nov 2014
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
Avoid the most common claims errors in Medicare billing
Learn the most common reasons why Medicare Administrative Contractors reject claims, and how to avoid such pitfalls in the future.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/04/coding.htm
1 Apr 2013