Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
Physician Note:
Feds Extend Comment Period on Interoperability Proposals
Published on Tue May 21, 2019 
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Do you need more time to peruse the interoperability rule that CMS released in February? Then you’re in for a treat. Extension: HHS decided to extend the deadline to June 3, 2019, giving the public more time to weigh in. “This extension responds to requests from a variety of stakeholders, including healthcare provider organizations and industry representatives,” says an HHS release. Read the CMS proposed rule in the Federal Register and submit your opinion at www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/03/04/2019-02200/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-interoperability-and.
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