Monday Morning Rounds with CMS
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NAACOS Calls for a Rethinking of Medicare ACO Quality Reporting
In formal comments submitted in response to the proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, the National Association of Accountable Care Organizations called on the Biden administration to hold off on requiring clinical quality measures to be reported electronically until data interoperability is widely available.
CMS Releases 2021 Proposed Rule for the Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its proposed policies for the 2021 performance year of the Quality Payment Program via the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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.
Proposed CMS Changes to E/M Codes: Still a Need for Vigilant Review and Monitoring
By Vasilios Nassiopoulos – With all the hoopla surrounding the recent announcement that CMS is proposing changes to Evaluation & Management (E/M) codes, you would think the government was eliminating documentation requirements altogether.
LTPAC Medicine’s Shabby Treatment in the 2016 Medicare PFS
By Rod Baird – This post analyzes how regulatory changes embodied in the 2016 Fee Schedule affect LTPAC Medical Groups. The post’s title is an accurate synopsis. Only those who believe suffering builds character will find comfort in 2016.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Has Health IT Implications
The Obama administration issued its final rule for the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that includes several health IT provisions. Under the final rule, FQHC and rural clinics will be required to use CEHRTs.