News and noteworthy information for January 2018: What’s New in Spine Coding for 2018? RUC Surveys – Assigning Value to Spine Procedures CMS Issues 2018 OPPS & ASC Correction Notice CMS Launches New Data Submission System for the Quality Payment Program CMS Announces Advanced APM Voluntary Bundled Payment Model What’s New in Spine Coding...
On November 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System policy changes, quality provisions, and payment rates final rule. Please note that physician payment is made under the Physician Fee Schedule; hospitals are paid for outpatient services...
Code changes for all medical specialties take effect on January 1, 2018 as a result of the CPT Editorial Panel process. The American Medical Association (AMA) is responsible for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and has convened the CPT Editorial Panel to develop and maintain the nomenclature healthcare providers use to report medical procedures and services....
Wishing you a very happy and healthy 2018! News and noteworthy information for December 2017: What’s New in Spine Coding for 2018? Quality Payment Program – Act NOW to Avoid Losing 4% of your Medicare Reimbursements FDA Proposes Updates to Medical Device Approval Process in 2018 What’s New in Spine Coding for 2018?...