A group of selected HBMA members, along with the HBMA GR Committee, is reviewing the proposed rule by CMS that details how it would implement the new Medicare value-based...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) for the financial year 2017. Along with that, a set of documents including...
In December last year, the Government Accountability Office came out with findings that physician practices had accelerated in recent years along with physician employment. The analysis they brought showed...
Starting with the 2017 open enrolment period, the administration will test a star rating system to mark plans sold on Federal HIEs in five states. This will expand to...
The proposed rule on the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) has given way to a major new development. From now on, EHR programs...
For orthopedic practices, there are new coding and billing rules coming in every year that they have to adhere to. If these are not followed, it may lead to...
CMS has given the nod to proposed payment and policy changes in the Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug programs for 2017. The confirmed changes include a small...
There is no doubt that the challenges associated with patient collecting are becoming more serious day by day. Patients and their healthcare providers are always encouraged to adopt and...
CDC National Center for Health Statistics recently let out a report describing the rate of which physicians used EHR systems from the most recent dates available. In the year...
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) received an oral and written testimony from Dave Nicholson, HBMA Government Relations Committee Member last month. The testimony covers various topics...