2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Is HPI No Longer a Clinical Component?
Published: Sat, 01/26/19
2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Is HPI No Longer a Clinical Component?
Since the release by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of the 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule, many of us have been scurrying around trying to...
The underlying hallmark of clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs is the query process utilized to clarify documentation from a diagnosis perspective.
Which medical specialties use telemedicine the most?
Whether an individual physician is in a practice that uses telemedicine depends greatly on if that physician is a radiologist or a gastroenterologist. Specialty also significantly affects whether a physician uses telemedicine to interact with patients or with peers and which telemedicine modality is used.
The challenges of developing healthcare quality measures based on ICD-10-CM Codes
Inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing is a primary driver of antimicrobial resistance. Designing and evaluating antibiotic stewardship initiatives requires common measures of inappropriate prescribing that can be applied at the level of prescribers...
The new year brings new challenges for the healthcare industry. From new payment models to updates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to 21st Century Cures, hold on to your hats, because it is going to be a bumpy ride!
