by Medical Billing | Oct 22, 2015 | Medicare payment basics
2016 PQRS Payment Adjustment and Informal Review Process On September 11, CMS began distributing letters to Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) individual Eligible Professionals (EPs), EPs providing services at Critical Access Hospitals billing under method II,...
by Lori | Feb 18, 2015 | Medicare payment basics
CMS Announces Two Medicare Quality Improvement Initiatives Administration redoubles its efforts to improve quality of post-acute care for Medicare beneficiaries Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two initiatives to improve the...
by Lori | Dec 26, 2011 | Medicare payment basics
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update 2012: In 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing payment updates and policy changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, including: • Policies and procedures to identify and provide...
by Lori | Jan 3, 2011 | Medicare payment basics
Tables 55 & 56: Measures Available for EHR Reporting The AMA commends CMS for expanding the measures available for EHR reporting and specifically supports inclusion of PCPI measures for EHR reporting. Tables 57-69 The AMA supports the continued inclusion of the...
by Lori | Dec 28, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Table 51- 2010 PQRI Measures Not Proposed for Inclusion in PQRI 2011 • The AMA supports the proposal to retire measures #114 and #115 and replace these retired measures with the new measure PCPI measure-Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use:...
