Anthem Blue Cross Announces Incentive for Completion of Health Assessments Anthem Blue Cross is offering financial incentives to physicians for completing member health assessments for patients with certain exchange/mirror products effective June 1, 2015. September 10, 2015 Managed Care, Payment SOAP, Anthem Blue Cross, health assessment, Inovalon 0 0 Comment Read More »
Blue Shield Announces Changes in Physician Fee Schedule Blue Shield has announced changes to its physician fee schedule that will take effect November 1, 2015. The insurer said that it would be increasing payment for the more commonly billed office visit codes. September 8, 2015 Payment, Physician Resource Blue Shield, contract amendment, fee schedule, SFMS member resource 0 0 Comment Read More »
Proposed Rule Released Update to Physician Fee Schedule (i.e., changes to compensation and reimbursement rules) In July, CMS released the first update to the Physician Fee Schedule since the repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate through the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). The proposal includes a number of provisions focused on person-centered care, and continues the Administration’s commitment to transform the Medicare program to a system based on quality and healthy outcomes. August 21, 2015 Payment compensation, Physician Fee Schedule, reimbursement 0 0 Comment Read More »
Guide to ICD-10 Transition: Steps for August Physician practices have less than 75 days before the October 1 deadline to implement the ICD-10 code set. The AMA and CMS have put together a guide to ensure a seamless transition to ICD-10. July 29, 2015 AMA, Payment, Physician Resource CMS National Provider Call, ICD-10 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMS Increases Physician Payment by 0.5% in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule CMS recently released the 2016 proposed Medicare physician payment rule. The rule reflects the 0.5% increase in payment as of July 1, 2015, and the additional 0.5% increase in payment on January 1, 2016, recently adopted by Congress. July 27, 2015 Advocacy, AMA, Medicare, News, Payment 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Geographic Adjustment Factors, Medicare physician payment rule, MPFS 0 0 Comment Read More »
