CMS is now offering MIPS credit for all participating clinicians of the Quality Payment Program to help report and provide COVID-19 data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is asking all clinicians in the Quality Payment Program (QPP) to contribute to the scientific research and reporting efforts to help curb the spread of […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pushing clinicians to participate in the Quality Payment Program to contribute scientific research and evidence to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. According to a news release, those who participate in COVID-19 clinical trials and report information may now earn credit in the Merit-based […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued proposed rules updating payment rates and policies for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), and Hospices. CMS will accept comments on these rules until June 9, 2020. CMS issued these proposed rules in accordance with its legal obligation to update Medicare payment policies annually rather […]
As CMS continues to update their policies on telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Public Health Emergency, ICD10monitor is here to continue to keep you informed on these changes. In the meantime, let us answer some burning questions to get you through the telehealth confusion, until you can join our webcast. QUESTION: What are requirements […]
CMS is boosting Medicare payment to $100 for coronavirus lab tests that can process more than 200 specimens a day effective April 14 through the duration of the national emergency. CMS is nearly doubling Medicare payment for high-production coronavirus lab tests in efforts to boost COVID-19 testing capacity and monitoring in nursing home communities and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced rapid changes on the way physician practices operate. To help doctors navigate the shifting landscape, the AMA has released guidance on issues related to the pandemic, including new Medicare policies, answers to patient concerns and, most recently, advice on coding for COVID-19 testing, treatment and telemedicine services. Resources include authoritative […]
A case in point is the information infrastructure of the American healthcare system, which will play a critical role in understanding and battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as the capacity of some national health systems have been overwhelmed by the number of COVID-19 cases—most notably in Italy—healthcare providers and professionals in the U.S. run the risk […]
The pandemic crisis is disrupting the revenue cycle, including the revenue ramifications of cancelling elective procedures. The global COVID-19 pandemic has sent the entire world into turmoil, including negatively affecting the U.S. economy, causing a ripple effect down to healthcare organization revenue cycles. Many elements of this crisis are already changing the revenue cycle, from […]
At one large practice in Bergen County, New Jersey, the waiting room is empty — but its patients are still receiving care. As of mid-March, the practice is still operating, thanks to the group’s willingness to adapt its work flow, sometimes radically, to mitigate the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, patients now call […]
The CPT Editorial Panel approved a new CPT code that will support data-driven resource and allocation planning during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced that the CPT Editorial Panel approved a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for a novel coronavirus test. “In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]