Medicare & Medicaid Telehealth Services The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare Fee-For-Service will pay for during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency (PHE). CMS is also providing additional … [Read more...]
Medicare’s Quality Payment Program Website Updated
Medicare's Quality Payment Program The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the Quality Payment Program website to include 2020 Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive Payment details. To access this information, clinicians and surrogates can now log in to the QPP … [Read more...]
What’s Ahead for Physician Practices in 2020
Physician Practices: Here's what to expect in 2020 CMS (Medicare) issued its Final Rule - This final rule updates payment policies, payment rates, and other provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2020. Here's a sneak peek at a few of … [Read more...]
Now available: 2018 MIPS final scores impacting 2020 payments
Update from the Medical Group Management Association: Performance Feedback If your group practice submitted 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data, you can now view performance feedback, final scores, and 2020 payment adjustments by logging into the Quality Payment … [Read more...]
Medicare Provider Enrollment Alert – Issues resulting from recent Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) Release
PECOS Release 7.37 was implemented On June 30, 2019, PECOS Release 7.37 was implemented. This release was prescheduled and designed to bring efficiencies to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and providers who use PECOS. While many aspects of the release were successful, a small component … [Read more...]
New Medicare Card: 75% of Claims Submitted with MBI
Many providers are using the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) for Medicare transactions. For the week ending June 14, providers submitted 75% of fee-for-service claims with the MBI. Help protect your patient’s personal identity by using their MBI for Medicare business, including … [Read more...]