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Medicare updates affect audits, modifiers and version 5010

This month's column covers three timely yet disparate topics: a new CPT modifier, readiness for Version 5010 electronic claims transactions, and the looming expansion of the recovery audit contractors.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/05/coding.htm
1 May 2011

Losing a primary care physician led to more use of specialty, urgent, and ED care

A study of health care utilization by Medicare beneficiaries whose primary care physicians left practice found increased spending, particularly among those who had been treated at a solo practice.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/24/6.htm
24 Nov 2020

Glucocorticoids associated with increased infection risk even at low doses

Patients taking glucocorticoids for rheumatoid arthritis had a significant, dose-dependent increased risk for infections requiring hospitalization, and the results should be considered in prescribing for these patients, according to an accompanying editorial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/22/2.htm
22 Sep 2020

Closing the gap on osteoporosis

A new clinical guideline from ACP focuses on pharmacologic treatment of primary osteoporosis or low bone mass to prevent fractures in adults.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/05/closing-the-gap-on-osteoporosis.htm
1 May 2023

Home-based INR monitoring associated with fewer adverse events

An industry-funded, claims-based analysis found that patients on warfarin who tested their international normalized ratio (INR) at home had lower rates of stroke, thromboembolism, and major bleeding than patients whose INRs were measured at physicians' offices or in laboratories.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/02/4.htm
2 Jan 2024

NJ licensure during COVID-19 offers example of how to meet workforce demand

Temporary licensure of out-of-state practitioners, along with telehealth waivers, may be a valuable, short-term solution to mitigating health care workforce shortages during public health emergencies, researchers said.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/08/09/4.htm
9 Aug 2022

Helping Medicare patients save money on their medications

The cost of medications can be a significant barrier for many patients who are on a fixed income or who might be taking multiple, sometimes expensive drugs. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans might provide a solution for your patients, and there are tools to help with the enrollment process.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/11/tips.htm
1 Nov 2015

Handling the hassle of administrative hurdles

CMS released a proposed rule to address the administrative hassles of prior authorizations in Medicare Advantage plans, calling for automated processes, shorter decision-making time frames, and more transparency about the services subject to prior authorizations.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2023/11/handling-the-hassle-of-administrative-hurdles.htm
1 Nov 2023

Despite clear guidelines, rheumatoid arthritis prescriptions vary among Medicare managed care plans

Despite clear guidelines, rheumatoid arthritis prescriptions vary among Medicare managed care plansNew BPH guidelines address new drugs, watchful waiting, and when to try surgery
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2011/02/08/1.htm
8 Feb 2011

How Medicare fee-for-service is like a 1965 Ford Mustang

Fee-for-service reimbursement is a half-century old, and despite its staying power is now facing demands that it be modernized, if not traded in altogether.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/05/washington.htm
1 May 2015

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