AMA, CMS Announce ICD-10 Transition Period Specifics
With the October 1, 2015, implementation of ICD-10 around the corner, Pamela Bensen, MD, MS, FACEP, is…
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AMA, CMS Announce ICD-10 Transition Period Specifics
With the October 1, 2015, implementation of ICD-10 around the corner, Pamela Bensen, MD, MS, FACEP, is... -
Former CMS Administrator to Head U.S. Health Insurer Lobby Group
Marilyn Tavenner, former top U.S. health insurer regulator, will be the next leader of the insurance industry... -
How CMS’ Value-Based Modifier Program May Affect Emergency Physicians
The Affordable Care Act requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) apply a value-based...
Former CMS Administrator to Head U.S. Health Insurer Lobby Group
Marilyn Tavenner, former top U.S. health insurer regulator, will be the next leader of the insurance industry…
How CMS’ Value-Based Modifier Program May Affect Emergency Physicians
The Affordable Care Act requires that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) apply a value-based…
ACEP Board Member Dr. Michael Bishop Named Vice Chair of American Medical Association RUC
Michael Bishop, MD, FACEP, an emergency physician at Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital and former member of…
Reimburse for Advance Care Planning, ACEP Urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
On May 12, 2015, ACEP joined more than 30 other health care and elders’ rights groups to…
Meet PQRS Goals with the Measure Applicability Validation Process
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires all eligible professionals (EPs) to successfully report on…
Top Billing Doctors Receive Medicare Reimbursements for Unnecessary Procedures
The physicians who receive the most in Medicare payments are often surgeons who perform possibly unnecessary procedures…
Medicaid Expansion to Continue in Arkansas
New Arkansas Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson’s push to maintain the private option approach to Medicaid expansion championed…
Medicare Final Rule Changes 2015 PQRS Requirements
Last fall, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Releases Fee Schedule for 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule…