Search results for "Reimbursement"
Medicare payment cut goes into effect
Congress has failed to pass legislation to halt a 21% cut in Medicare payment rates to physicians, allowing the cut to go into effect on March 1.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/03/02/10.htm
2 Mar 2010
CMS expands tobacco cessation counseling, focuses on audits
Developments at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will benefit those who want to quit smoking, but will also increase audit scrutiny over physician and facility claims.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/coding.htm
1 Nov 2010
Consider offering in-office labs
Office-based labs increase efficiency, contribute to faster diagnoses and treatment and improve satisfaction. Increased regulation and reduced reimbursement should be balanced against new technology and a greatly expanded range of tests available.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/cpii.htm
1 Sep 2009
HHS provides weekly online learning opportunity in telemedicine
The peer-to-peer learning community aims to accelerate telemedicine implementation by ambulatory clinicians.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/08/04/2.htm
4 Aug 2020
Multitasking at the heart of ACP's many roles
ACP is an organization that can balance multiple goals of administrative acumen and strength, robust public policy development, and a proven track record of improving the lives of the patients served by its members.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/presidents.htm
1 Feb 2016
Internists tasked with implementing the triple aim
The Centers for Medicare ##amp; Medicaid Services is transitioning toward new practice models, and the overarching theme of these programs is the triple aim of health care: better patient experience, improved population health, and higher quality at lower cost.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/06/presidents.htm
1 Jun 2016
How many are too many for CT scans?
As many as one-third of the 70 million imaging tests ordered during the year may not be needed. Experts attempt to determine whether repeated radiation scanning doses could prove potentially yet unintentionally harmful.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/02/CT.htm
1 Feb 2011
What practices need to know about transition care management codes
Two new codes allow for reimbursement for non-face-to-face care when patients transition from an acute care setting back to the community. Learn the fine print of how to properly use these codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/02/tips.htm
1 Feb 2013
Herpes zoster vaccine safe and effective, but cost may hinder its use
Biomarkers may aid treatment decisions in DCIS
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/04/4.htm
4 May 2010
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and decreased exercise capacity
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate fatigue and decreased exercise capacity in a 72-year-old woman.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/20/3.htm
20 Sep 2011