Whither Meaningful Use?
Meaningful use (MU) Stage 2 and 3 requirements have been a bane of existence for many physician practices, so a …
CMS Delays Start of Joint-Replacement Bundled Payments til April 1, 2016
The final rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulating “episode-of-care” Medicare payments to hospitals for hip …
CMS Offers ICD-10 “Cheat Sheets”
In less than a week from this posting, on October 1, 2015, ICD-10 diagnosis codes will debut. OrthoBuzz already reported …
CMS to Ease ICD-10 Rules for First 12 Months
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will not deny claims from providers during …
Two New Legislative Approaches to ICD-10
With the clock ticking toward an October 1, 2015 compliance deadline for ICD-10, Tennessee Rep. Diane Black recently introduced a …
SGR, RIP
On April 14, 2015 the Senate voted 92-to-8 to approve legislation previously passed by the House that puts an end …
ICD 10 Implementation – Are you the 80%
Oct. 1, 2014 is the deadline for ICD-10 conversion. However, according to a survey from the Workgroup for electronic data …
5 Tips to Transition from Stage 1 Meaningful Use to Stage 2
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed extending the attestation period for Stage 2 of Meaningful Use of …
Need to Know Dates for Physicians in 2014
Almost everyone will be affected by the Affordable Care Act in one way or another. For many, it will mean …