CMS

Updating the Way to Pay

Aug 17, 2018 at 10:02 am by steve

CMS Proposes Major Changes to 2019 Physician Fee Schedule, QPP Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the proposed rule for the 2019 Physician Fee S.... Read More

Understanding the Merit Based Incentive Payment System

Oct 12, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

Starting in 2019, Medicare's push toward value-based reimbursements will be within reach of the finish line. "It can sound terrifying," says Joni Wyatt, MHA, MHIA, CPHIMS, FHI.... Read More

Easing into MACRA

Oct 10, 2016 at 05:37 pm by steve

On September 8th, Medicare announced two more ways to participate in the upcoming shift to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). "There are four different.... Read More

X-ray Reimbursements Will Bring an End to Analog and CR

Apr 18, 2016 at 05:44 pm by steve

Medicare has begun the push toward purely digital radiography (DR). Starting next year, reimbursements for exams preformed on film-based x-ray machines will radically decline..... Read More