…hyperlinks for immediate downloads now available: MIPS Overview Eligibility and Participation Part B Claims Reporting Quality Performance Category Promoting Interoperability Performance Category Improvement Activities Performance Category Cost Performance Category…

…for MFP. This change will also help to promote site-neutrality between hospitals and ASCs and encourage the migration of services from the hospital setting to the lower-cost ASC setting….

…cost indices (GPCIs). With the budget neutrality adjustment to account for changes in RVUs, as required by law, the finalized CY 2020 PFS conversion factor is $36.09, a slight…

…of the penalties, which Medicare estimates will cost hospitals $563 million over a year, follows the trend of the past few years. Of the 3,129 general hospitals evaluated in…

…rural hospitals Increases Medicare add-on payments for high-cost eligible new technologies from 50% to 65% Clarifies policies on “substantial clinical improvement” to qualify for new technology add-on payments Provides…

…effort, CMS is looking for data on PA. They are particularly interested in the following data points in advance of taking meaningful action: Practice costs to complete PA tasks,…

…information regarding the mis-valuation of minimally invasive spine surgical services in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and the increased costs and decreased patient benefits that result from these errors…

…pool of funds available for calculating conversion factors. The letter would also allow for adjustments to accommodate increases in practice costs every 5 years that would not be budget…