by Lorraine Molinari | Mar 12, 2021 | Services
Updated March 9, 2021 On Nov. 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a historic provision in the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. This provision includes revisions to the Evaluation and Management (E/M) office visit...
by Lorraine Molinari | Jan 3, 2021 | Services
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act suspended the paymentadjustment percentage of 2% applied to all Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) claims from May 1through December 31. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on...
by Lorraine Molinari | Dec 7, 2020 | Services
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, on or after January 1, 2021. Remote...
by Lorraine Molinari | Nov 12, 2020 | UPDATE
On October 28, the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) alerted the health care industry to an increased ransomware threat by criminals seeking to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic...
by Lorraine Molinari | Oct 13, 2020 | COVID- 19
Medicare Payment Amounts for New COVID-19 Tests. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established new codes for laboratory tests for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). CMS provided pricing for codes U0001 and U0002, but instructed Medicare...
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