Physician Feedback System and Value-Based Payment Modifier Proposed

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OVERVIEW CMS issued a proposed rule July 6, that would update payment policies and payment rates for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2013.  The proposed rule also proposes changes to several of the quality reporting initiatives that are associated with MPFS payments – the Physician Quality […]

GSK Agrees to Plead Guilty – Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in US History

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Global health care giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC (GSK) agreed to plead guilty and to pay $3 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of certain prescription drugs, its failure to report certain safety data, and its civil liability for alleged false price reporting practices, the Justice Department announced today.   The […]

Changes for ESRD Facilities in 2013

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CMS has issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare policies and payment rates for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) facilities paid under the ESRD Prospective Payment System (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2013.  The proposed rule would also strengthen incentives for improved quality of care and better outcomes for patients through improvements to the ESRD […]

CPT© Coding Lower Extremities Endovascular Procedures

CPT© Coding Advanced Outpatient Rehab

IPPS Final Rule FY 2012

OIG Report on EHR Use by Physicians Providing E&M Services

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Summary While discussing a separate, ongoing study on the extent of documentation vulnerabilities of evaluation and management (E/M) services using electronic health record (EHR) systems, officials from the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology expressed interest in getting additional information about physicians’ reported use of EHR systems. ONC officials also wanted […]

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