MIPS-Eligible Clinicians: Reporting Patient Relationship Categories
CMS recently released a Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article about reporting Patient Relationship Categories and Codes on Medicare claims.
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Operating Rules for Payment-Related Transactions
Operating Rules message highlights operating rules for the Electronic Funds Transfer and Electronic Remittance Advice transactions. An EFT is the electronic message that plans use to order funds to be electronically transferred to a provider’s bank account.
CMS: Beyond the Policy
CMS now produces a new podcast, “CMS: Beyond the Policy,”. It will highlight updates and changes to policies and programs in an easily accessible and conversational format. The podcast was created as a new method to explain the agency’s policies and programs.
Medicare OPPS and ASC Payment System CY 2020 Proposed Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing historic changes as a result of President Trump’s recent Executive Order on price and quality transparency that lays the foundation for a patient-driven healthcare system.
PFS: Proposed Policy, Payment, and Quality Provisions Changes for CY 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing major policy changes to ensure clinicians spend more time providing high-value care for patients instead of filing cumbersome paperwork.
CMS Releases 2020 Proposed Rule for the Quality Payment Program
CMS released its proposed policies for the 2020 performance year of the Quality Payment Program via the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Comments due by Sept. 27, 2019
Now Available: 2018 MIPS Performance Feedback and Final Score
If you submitted 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data, you can now view your performance feedback and MIPS final score on the Quality Payment Program website.
CMS Proposes to Cover Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain
CMS proposed to cover acupuncture for Medicare patients with chronic low back pain who are enrolled participants either in clinical trials sponsored by the National Institutes of Health or in CMS-approved studies. Currently, acupuncture is non-covered by Medicare.
CMS: Beyond the Policy
CMS now produces a new podcast, “CMS: Beyond the Policy,”. It will highlight updates and changes to policies and programs in an easily accessible and conversational format. The podcast was created as a new method to explain the agency’s policies and programs.