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Non-patient Facing Clinicians Get a Reprieve

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Apr 20th, 2018
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Quality reporting changes in 2018 for MIPS eligible clinicians who don’t see most of their patients face to face. Clinicians, clinician groups, and virtual groups eligible to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) should know what percentage of their patient encounters are considered non-patient facing. Although self-identification is not required in 2018, the reporting ...
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Telehealth Claims Overpaid by Medicare

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Apr 13th, 2018
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An Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reimbursed some telehealth claims that didn’t meet Medicare requirements, according to a release from the oversight group. OIG Found Incomplete Claims The OIG analyzed 191,118 2014 and 2015 telehealth claims and discovered that more than half of the professional telehealth services report...
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Millennials Prefer Walk-in Clinics and Telemedicine

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Mar 28th, 2018
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Millennials are changing everything about how we do and how we think, and their choices will challenge medical coding and billing dramatically, as revealed in a recent survey by EBRI Research. Here are some of the findings: Millennials have the highest rates of wellness program participation. According to the study, Millennials are nearly across the board ...
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Three Medical Coding Changes in 2019

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Mar 21st, 2018
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After a quiet year, expect three significant changes to the way you do your medical coding, as indicated by recent announcements by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medical coders will see the changes in 2019, making medical coding certification more important than ever. Based ...
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35 Telehealth Programs Combined to Boost Rural Care

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Mar 13th, 2018
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Intermountain Healthcare recently combined 35 telehealth programs into what it calls a “virtual hospital,” touting the new service’s ability to reach underserved areas. Connect Care Pro will not only service patients directly, but cut healthcare costs for inpatients, the system says. Telehealth is Broad Solution The Utah-based system has 22 hospitals, including regional facilities...
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