Dec 29, 2019E/M Overhaul for 20211. Overview. Determining the level of 99201-99215 will be completely overhauled by both the AMA and CMS effective 1/1/2021 (not 2020). ...
Dec 29, 2019What's New for Chronic Pain in 2020This Article is designed to highlight the primary coding and billing changes affecting chronic pain in 2020. 1. CPT Code Changes. I...
Dec 29, 2019What's New for Anesthesia in 2020The following is a synopsis of the material billing, coding, and documentation changes affecting anesthesia in 2020. 1. Reimbursement. ...
Sep 6, 2019Primer for Ordering Back BracesBack braces have been targeted for the past 5 years by Medicare. We have defended several audits denying back braces for very technical...
Aug 4, 2019New False Claims Act Case Involving UDTOn July 22, 2019, the U.S. DOJ intervened in a False Claims Act case against a Tennessee pain group and its owners, and filed a 104-page...
May 20, 2019New Medicare Part D Opioid Policies for 2019CMS has finalized new policies for Medicare Part D plans to follow beginning January 1, 2019. These changes are in response to the opioid...