Federal Rule on Electronic Record Interoperability Released The Federal Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information (ONC) released a final rule related to health information technology (IT) standards and criteria on December 14, 2023. According to the ONC website, here is a summary of the key relevant provisions: Algorithm Transparency: Establishes first of its kind...
Congress Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Reduction in Medicare Physician Reimbursement On December 7, 2023, Representatives Murphy (R-NC), Davis (D-IL), Wenstrup (R-OH), Panetta (D-CA), Bucshon (R-IN), and Burgess (R-TX) introduced the Preserving Seniors’ Access to Physicians Act of 2023, which would completely eliminate the 3.37% Medicare cut for physicians that goes into effect on January 1...
CMS Issues Final Rule on Outpatient and ASC Payment Policies On November 2, 2023, CMS released the calendar year (CY) 2024 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems Final Rule, which includes proposals to update payment rates, policies, and regulations affecting Medicare services furnished in outpatient and ASC settings....
CMS Chooses to Not Provide Office Practice Expense Inputs for Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Fusion In response to comments made to the July 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, CMS announced they will not create Relative Value Units (RVUs) for CPT code 27279, “Arthrodesis, sacroiliac joint, percutaneous or minimally invasive (indirect visualization), with image guidance, includes obtaining...