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11/14/2022

2023 Medicare Final Rules: Long-Awaited and Highly Anticipated

The final rules become effective Jan. 1, 2023. Amid this election season, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published final rules for the 2023 Part B Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Cen...

11/03/2022

CMS final rule cuts cardiology reimbursements: 3 takeaways

CMS issued its final rule for the 2023 Physician Fee Schedule, which provides both good and bad news for cardiologists.

10/27/2022

CMS IPPS Policies Set to Advance Public Health Data Exchange

The CMS 2023 IPPS final rule requires antimicrobial use and resistance (AUR) data exchange to help advance public health reporting.

10/26/2022

Full 2023 CPT Code Set Released, Updates Aimed at Reducing Administrative Burdens

The AMA released the calendar year 2023 CPT code set, which builds on the AMA's efforts to reduce administrative tasks in medicine, according to a recent press release. The CPT code update contains 393 changes, including 225 new codes, 75 deletions, and 93 revisions. Modifications to evaluation and....

10/19/2022

New study finds that Physicians becoming harder to replace as burnout continues

The Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment released a study Oct. 18 highlighting the ongoing physician shortage nationwide.

10/17/2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 10 Must-Know Tips https://www.healthitanswers.net/cybersecurity-awareness-month-10-must-know-tips/

09/28/2022

Organizations Urge HHS to Postpone Blocking Deadlines

10 healthcare organizations band together to urge HHS to postpone Information Sharing Compliance deadlines.

09/15/2022

Garbage Can Cause Issues

Throwing out the trash is an everyday occurrence whether in personal or business life. However, when it comes to healthcare organizations, it is necessary to think about what trash goes where.

09/06/2022

Updated Booster Codes for COVID-19 Vaccine Released

Age determines who qualifies for the bivalent formulations from Pfizer and Moderna. On Aug. 31, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended FDA amended the EUAs of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include updated booster bivalent formulations.

08/15/2022

Patients Who Won't Pay: What's Your Recourse?

Many doctors say that collecting payments has gotten more difficult. Here's how to handle nonpaying or slow-paying patients.

08/11/2022

Check NCDs for Medical Necessity Code Changes

When ICD-10-CM is updated Oct. 1, so are these National Coverage Determinations. Are you wondering which National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) will be National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) will be affected by the thousands of diagnosis code changes going into effect Oct. 1.

07/13/2022

How Health Systems Improve Patient Collections

The rising cost of healthcare in the United States has left consumers feeling lost and overwhelmed. High deductible healthcare plans, co-pays, and out-of-pocket medical expenses have all contributed the emergence of healthcare consumerism, which is the pursuit of making healthcare services more effi...