The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with Congress, health care providers, and the beneficiary community to avoid disruption in the delivery of health care services and payment of claims for physicians, non-physician practitioners, and other providers of services paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule. As you are aware, the Department [...]
In the midst of Medicare cuts, consult-code farewells, healthcare reform bills, and all our other challenges, we need to prepare for new HIPAA Privacy and Security mandates that are effective February 18, 2010. These mandates were included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which was part of last year's [...]
(Arlington, Va.) -- According to long-awaited results from a congressionally mandated pilot project testing the feasibility of expanding chiropractic services in the Medicare program, patients have a high rate of satisfaction with the care they receive from doctors of chiropractic. When asked to rate their satisfaction on a 10-point scale, 87 percent of patients in [...]
Looking for help with the fundamentals of the Medicare Program? This NEW web-based training (WBT) course from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) can help! The World of Medicare WBT is designed for health care professionals who want to understand the fundamentals of the Medicare Program. After completing this course, participants should be able to differentiate [...]
Per a CMS official, received as of 15 minutes ago: "I did find out this morning that the fees are not frozen from 2009, as I suspected. The update factor is 0%, but any legislative or regulatory change that affects payment went into effect on 1/1/2010 as scheduled. Thus, the fees for 2010 service dates [...]
I trust that your holidays were filled with peace, love and happiness. I was able to enjoy much needed time with family and friends. I was also able to reflect on the past year and begin to plan 2010. You were included in those plans. My desire is to assist more Chiropractors and their staff [...]