CMS Releases 2021 ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes for Physician and Facility Coding On July 9, 2020, the Centers for Medical and Medicaid Services (CMS) released updated codes in the 2021 ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (PCS). These new codes include updated diagnosis codes for spinal and back conditions. These new codes will allow greater tracking and appropriate...

AMA and Affiliated Organizations Engage in Survey on How Telehealth Impacts Physicians and Their Practices Since COVID-19 started, we have all experienced a significant shift toward telehealth. The American Medical Association (AMA) has been working on a Telehealth Impact Physician survey in collaboration with The MITRE Corporation, Mayo Clinic, and others as part of an...

Federal Court Overturns District Court Ruling on HHS Authority to Reduce Payments to Off-Campus Provider-Based Practices On July 17, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit overturned the district court’s decision and ruled that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had the authority to cut payments to off-campus provider-based departments for...

HHS Offers Online Courses on Telemedicine Rules and Implementation for Providers Starting in July 2020, in an effort to increase utilization of telemedicine by Medicare providers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will offer a 10-week series of courses on telemedicine implementation and integration. Although telemedicine use has grown exponentially during the COVID-19...