Payment Allowances and Effective Dates
CPT 90654 Payment allowance is $18.918. Effective dates: 8/1/2014-7/31/2015CPT 90655 Payment allowance is pending. Effective dates: 8/1/2014-7/31/2015CPT 90656 Payment allowance...
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
New Manual Helps Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation The AHRQ-funded Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS) has produced an implementation...
CMS Intends to Engage in Rulemaking for EHR Incentive Program Changes
CMS intends to engage in rulemaking this spring to help ensure providers continue to meet meaningful use requirements. In response...
New Category III codes have been introduced for radiostereometric analysis 0348T Radiologic examination, radiostereometric analysis (RSA); spine, (includes cervical, thoracic...
CPT Codes for RADIATION THERAPY
Radiation therapy codes underwent significant changes for 2015. Teletherapy isodose planning and brachytherapy codes now include the basic dosimetry calculation...
News From The CDC On Influenza Vaccinations & Treatment
Key points to consider about the importance of flu vaccination and prompt treatment for flu, particularly in high risk patients:...
US House Committee to Hold Hearing on ICD-10 Implementation!!
A key Congressional committee will be holding a stakeholder hearing on ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation next week. The “Examining ICD-10 Implementation” hearing,...
CPT Code for REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Human oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing) is a technology that allows women to extract, freeze and store their eggs (oocytes) and...
CDC Influenza News and Highlights
WEEKLY INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE Flu activity is high across most of the country with flu illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths elevated. Flu season...
New CMS Announcement For EHR Incentive Program Changes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to engage in rulemaking this spring to help ensure providers continue...
Fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR): A new code has been created for physician planning that requires at least 90 minutes...
Selecting Viruses for the Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
The seasonal influenza vaccine is designed to protect against the influenza viruses research indicates are most likely to spread and...