Payments, Penalties to Change Post-SGR With the repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula comes a new, consolidated quality reporting program for Medicare. Physician practices may be faced with bonus payments and financial penalties under the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS). July 9, 2015 Health Care Reform, Physician Resource, Practice Management PQRS, MACRA, Meaningful Use, merit-based incentive payment system, MIPS, value-based payment 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physicians Receiving Notice from CHPI Encouraged to Verify Data Accuracy Physicians Receiving Notice from CHPI Encouraged to Verify Data Accuracy July 6, 2015 News, Practice Management California Healthcare Performance Initiative, CHPI, quality rating 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS and AMA Announce Joint Efforts to Help with ICD-10 Transition The American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly announced that agreement has been reached on important elements of a “grace period” for the October 1, 2015, implementation of the ICD-10 diagnosis code set. July 6, 2015 AMA, Practice Management ICD-10, ICD-10 grace period 0 0 Comment Read More »
Medicare Reimbursement Rates Increase Effective July 1 A 0.5% physician payment increase will go into effect for dates of service from July 1 through December 31, 2015. July 2, 2015 Medicare, Payment ., Medicare, Medicare physician reimbursement rate, Noridian 0 0 Comment Read More »
Assembly Panel Rejects Nurse Practitioners' Scope-of-Practice Bill; Optometry Bill to be Heard Next Week Legislative alert: Contact Asm. Phil Ting to urge a NO vote on SB 622, bill to allow optometrists to perform scalpel and laser surgeries, administer immunizations, and perform or order laboratory and diagnostic imaging tests with minimal education and training. July 1, 2015 Advocacy, Politics and Medicine SB 323, SB 622, scope of practice, SFMS advocacy 0 0 Comment Read More »
