Included in last week’s 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program is reimbursement for virtual check-ins. Supporters say the new service will enable providers to adopt telehealth for convenient patient care. By Eric Wicklund November 05, 2018 – Last week’s release of The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...

CMS recently finalized MACRA implementation updates for the Quality Payment Program’s third year, including new MIPS participation rules and Advanced APM options. By Jacqueline LaPointe November 06, 2018 – The final 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule contained a number of changes to evaluation and management (E/M) payment rates,...

CMS has issued its final update to the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program, including three new CPT codes for reimbursement of remote patient monitoring. The changes mark an important step in the government’s acceptance of mHealth and telehealth technology. By Eric Wicklund November 02, 2018 – The...