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…
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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... -
Prevent Loss of RVUs, Reduced Physician Compensation by Properly Documenting Evaluation and Management Services in the Emergency Department
An interview with reimbursement and coding expert Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP When it comes to compensation,... -
CMS and Maryland Enter into Accountable Care Agreement
Maryland shifts its hospitals from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance payment model; expenditures-per-capita system estimated to save Medicare $330...
Prevent Loss of RVUs, Reduced Physician Compensation by Properly Documenting Evaluation and Management Services in the Emergency Department
An interview with reimbursement and coding expert Michael Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP When it comes to compensation,…
CMS and Maryland Enter into Accountable Care Agreement
Maryland shifts its hospitals from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance payment model; expenditures-per-capita system estimated to save Medicare $330…
Medicare Audits Create More Headaches, Delays for Medical Billing
Emergency physicians and hospitals increasingly frustrated with length of audit process, delayed reimbursement on successfully appealed claims…
ACEP Now Features on Two-Midnight Rule, Pregnancy and Clots Useful to Emergency Physicians
Articles address impact of hospital patient admission rule on emergency medicine, prevalence and risk of VTE disease…
Does a 10-Item Physical Exam Add Value to Patient Care?
Why a general health check may become obsolete As every emergency physician knows, the practical exam required…
ED Leaders Prepare for Medicare Payment Reforms, Quality-of-Care Improvements
As CMS’ value-based purchasing program enters its second year, emergency departments are poised to influence hospital outcomes…
Aetna Agrees to Settlement Regarding Unfair Payments to Out-of-Network Providers
Steps health care providers can take to claim funds from the $120 million settlement pool Aetna has…
What Will the CMS Two-Midnight Rule Mean for Emergency Medicine?
Determining inpatient versus outpatient admissions—a calculation with many financial implications—may fall to emergency physicians Update: The Centers…
Reimbursement and coding updated for 2013
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Nov….