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In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and rising need for social distancing, shelter-in-place orders and general caution, government and commercial payers have loosened restrictions on

Physician participation in accountable care organizations (ACOs) reached a milestone in 2018. More than half of physicians reported their practice was part of an ACO,

Clinicians who are enrolled in Medicare are required to participate in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Under MIPS, performance on four (4) components determines

According to the AMA’s 2019 update of “Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets.”, Americans in three-quarters of commercial health insurance markets have

As a reminder, starting January 1, 2020, you MUST submit claims using MBIs (Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers) – no matter what date you performed the service.

The 2020 ICD-10-CM code set becomes effective October 1, 2019. Changes contained in the FY 2020 Proposed Rule Tables revealed 273 new codes, 21 deleted

The AMA reported on a recent survey in which two-thirds of patients polled said they benefited from reading the clinician’s notes in their medical record.

On January 24, 2019 an executive order was issued on healthcare price and quality transparency. The goal of the executive order is to help consumers

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently settled a $1.2 million HIPAA case in which a New York managed care plan failed