CMS Paid $4M in Excess GME Medicare Reimbursement, OIG Finds

Published: Fri, 11/16/18

CMS did not have adequate procedures to ensure that hospitals did not count residents as more than one FTE when claiming GME Medicare reimbursement, audits showed.

Highlights of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

There will be no change in E&M payment levels for 2019, as was proposed in the CMS proposed, rule, news that comes as a relief to many that expected to lose valuable...

Digesting the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2019

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2019. CMS has finalized a number of documentation, coding, and payment...

AMA releases 335 code changes for 2019 — Here are the key updates

The American Medical Association revealed the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology code set, which includes significant changes to CPT codes and descriptors. Here's what you should know:

20 Wacky ICD-10 Codes for Thanksgiving

Medscape compiled a list of relevant ICD-10 codes to prepare physicians for holiday-related medical episodes.

Here are 20 codes physicians may have to use: