by nCred | Healthcare Industry News, Medicare Provider Enrollment |
2013 begins the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative. The organizations participating in BPCI were announced on January 31, 2013. Under the BPCI, organizations agree to payment arrangements that include financial and performance accountability for...
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The Affordable Care Act, Section 6405, requires that physicians who order items or services must be Medicare enrolled providers or Eligible Professionals. The ordering/referring rule was implemented in 2 phases. Phase 1 began October 5, 2009 to alert the billing...
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CMS announces details on implementing sequestration cuts to Medicare claims The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the following message regarding Medicare claims and the upcoming sequestration payment cuts: Mandatory Payment Reductions in the...
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At the last moment, Congress passed legislation to avert the drastic Medicare physician fee schedule reduction that physicians were facing for 2013. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 includes the following provisions impacting physician reimbursement: Prevents...
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Medicare PQRS Guide The 2013 PQRS Measures and Implementation Guide are now available on the CMS website. The PQRS measures guide contains information on reporting PQRS measures for 2013. Providers who don’t meet the 2013 reporting requirements will realize a...