ISASS and Other Medical Stakeholders Submit Letter Supporting Use of CPT for Physician Claims On July 30, 2021, ISASS, the American Medical Association (AMA), and other stakeholder organizations submitted a letter to the National Center on Vital Health Statistics (NCVHS) regarding a multi-phased effort to review clinical and administrative standards and terminologies. For phase one,...

Report Finds Independent Practices Emerge From Pandemic Stronger With Increased Use of Telehealth mHealth Intelligence reported that “Independent medical practices are emerging from the chaos of the pandemic on stronger footing—thanks in no small part to telehealth.” That conclusion is according to “a new report from Kareo finds that more than half the practices...

Study Finds CMS MIPS Scores Not Correlated With Reductions in Readmissions or Complications Better MIPS quality scores may be rarely associated with lower rates of hospital complications in the first year of implementation, study finds. RevCycle Intelligence (8/9, McKeon) reported on research indicating that “better Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) quality scores were rarely associated...

Federal Government Agencies Accelerate Review of COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Expenditures On August 27, 2021, the Biden administration announced it has hired several separate outside contractors to police the billions in COVID-19 grants it sent to hospitals and health care providers. The contracts, which have not previously been reported, are a sign that the federal...