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Medicare yet to save money through ACO model
A high-profile Medicare experiment pushing doctors and hospitals to join together to operate more efficiently has yet to save the government money...
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Insurance marketplace enrollment nears 10 million
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2016 Medicare fee schedule: What should you know?
The comments are in and shaping of the final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2016 rests now in the hands of officials at the Centers for...
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ICD-10 testers recommend certified coders, lighter loads for October
Another bit of advice: Scale back on the number of patient visits you book in October. That will give extra time to learn and incorporate ICD-10...
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PQRS: Window is short to dispute the 2% pay cut
File by Nov. 9 to dispute the CMS determination that you or your practice did not comply with PQRS requirements for 2014 or face a 2% Part B pay...
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Courts reject physician-assisted suicide, while more states consider legislation
A California judge has upheld the state’s ban against physician-assisted suicide, rejecting pleas by three terminally ill patients to legally end...
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HHS: Expand antidiscrimination protections to transgender patients
Transgender patients who receive health care via government programs or funding must receive equal access to treatments and insurance coverage,...
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Patients rate specialists on timeliness of care
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CMS: We’re ready to accept and process ICD-10 claims
The agency reported an 87% acceptance rate, with 1.8% of test claims rejected because of invalid submission of ICD-10 diagnosis or procedure codes...
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ACOs generate savings, but few get bonuses
Of the 20 Pioneer ACO programs and the 333 ACOs participating in the Medicare shared savings program, 97 qualified for shared savings payments of...
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ACR urges ABIM to modify MOC program
The American Board of Internal Medicine’s Maintenance of Certification program does not meet the educational needs of rheumatologists and should...