…to a set of proposed bills that, if approved, would have Congress declare an immediate end to the COVID-19 pandemic. The House had scheduled votes on the proposed bills…

…The CPT Editorial Panel approved deletion of CPT code 22851 and creation of CPT codes 22853, 22854 and 22859 to report biomechanical device insertion at the October 2015 CPT…

Omnibus Budget Bill Includes Physician Payment Cut Relief On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the 2023 Omnibus Budget Bill into law. The Bill had been approved by the…

U.S. Congress Passes Massive Updated Stimulus Package, Which Includes Additional Relief for Physician and Physician Practices The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives approved the latest COVID-19 relief bill…

…CMS establish regulations requiring states to: 1) implement procedures to ensure that future DSH payments were adjusted to actual incurred costs; 2) incorporate these adjustment procedures into their approved…

…clinical trials, a proposal to provide Medicare coverage of devices approved through the Breakthrough Device Program for up to four years from the date of FDA approval. The budget…

…using an FDA-approved device (not specific to any one device type) when all of the following criteria are met: Pain is at least 5 on a to 10 rating…

The AMA CPT Editorial Panel approved draft changes to a series of Evaluation and Management (E/M) service CPT codes at its February 2019 CPT Editorial Panel meeting attended by…

…processes are cyclical; code changes approved by the CPT Editorial Panel at the February 2016 meeting, the May 2016 meeting, and the September/October 2016 meeting went into effect on…

…and the RUC processes are cyclical; code changes approved by the CPT Editorial Panel at the February 2016 meeting, the May 2016 meeting, and the September/October 2016 meeting take…

…cyclical; code changes approved by the CPT Editorial Panel at the February 2016 meeting, the May 2016 meeting, and the September/October 2016 meeting take effect on January 1, 2018….

…Accreditation for ISASS18 Annual Conference Medical Education Resources is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by…