Achieving savings in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) is no easy task. Participating Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) have to […]
Achieving savings in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) is no easy task. Participating Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) have to […]
About 19 million of the United States population consists of veterans (1) and 14 percent of Americans are covered by […]
In fiscal year 2016, CMS will collect an estimated $420 million in readmission penalties from hospitals under its Hospital Readmissions […]
According to Mental Health America, depression affects more than 19 million Americans every year (1). Around the clock access to compassionate, […]
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its first mandatory shared-risk, outcomes-based payment model, Comprehensive Care for Join […]
CPT 99490 reimburses for 20 minutes of non-face-to-face time delivered by clinical staff. The majority of this time is usually […]
Dual eligible patients (those on both Medicare and Medicaid programs) are one of the most challenging patient groups to manage. […]
CPT 99490 has many scope of services requirements (e.g., consent forms, face-to-face enrollment, electronic care plan, clinic staff), however some […]
In January of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced Chronic Care Management (CCM) under CPT code […]
As of 2017, Medicare is reimbursing for provider time spent assessing Chronic Care management patients and developing a care plan. […]
