Search results for "Documentation"
Practice Tips: Hardship exceptions for meaningful use
There are exceptions that may apply for some physicians who cannot meet the meaningful use electronic health record incentive requirements due to circumstances out of their control.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/05/tips.htm
1 May 2014
Deadline approaching to submit hardship exception to Medicare EHR incentive program
Medicare providers who were unable to successfully demonstrate meaningful use for 2013 can submit hardship exceptions to avoid the upcoming Medicare payment adjustment scheduled to begin on Jan. 1, 2015.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/06/17/6.htm
17 Jun 2014
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACP Internist Fulfilling Medicare patients’ requests for ...
New rules under the Affordable Care Act requirewritten documentation before delivery to show why a patient would benefit from certaintypes of DME, as well as an in-person assessment within the
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/acpi-201407-puzzle_t1.pdf
23 Jun 2014
DME requests pose practice problems
Documentation requirements for some types of durable medical equipment (DME) are increasing, but DME requests can also be time-consuming in other ways for physician practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/dme.htm
1 Jul 2014
Devil can be in the details for DME requests
This issue covers topics including requests for durable medical equipment (DME), screening for stages 1 to 3 chronic kidney disease, and diagnosis of meningitis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2014
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
The July/August issue of ACP Internist is now online and coming to your mailbox.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/08/7.htm
8 Jul 2014
Accurate coding of the Initial Preventive Physical Examination
It is important for internists to understand and plan for the Initial Preventive Physical Examination, a one-time visit for new Medicare beneficiaries.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/10/coding.htm
1 Oct 2014
There's more to Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit
Clinicians and office staff can benefit from a refresher course about how to code claims correctly for prompt payment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/11/coding.htm
1 Nov 2014
Chronic care management at last, and how to code for it
Understand how to bill and code for a final rule that updates payment policies and rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, making it certain that Medicare will pay for chronic care management services.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/coding.htm
1 Jan 2015
New practice model evolves: ‘direct care’
Proponents of direct-pay practice models argue that such alternatives are a badly needed intervention for both doctors and patients frustrated by the limited care that can be provided in 15-minute intervals or less. Other physicians are concerned that such models could shut out lower-income patients, creating a 2-tiered health system and further straining an already overstretched primary care workforce.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/01/practice.htm
1 Jan 2015