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…
Reimbursement and Coding
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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... -
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...
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…
ICD-10 Coding Tips to Help Emergency Physicians Navigate Documentation Changes
Soon, your hospital or group will be expecting you to document your emergency visits in an ICD-10-CM–friendly…
Emergency Department Visits Increasing, ACEP Poll Shows
Three-quarters of emergency physicians report that emergency visits are going up, according to a new poll [PDF]….
Medicaid Access Improves When Physician Pay Increases
Increasing Medicaid payments leads to better physician access for patients enrolled in Medicaid, according to a study…
Congress Repeals the SGR
After 17 temporary fixes and years of tireless efforts on the part of many of ACEP members,…
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…
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…