Beginning in April 2018, Medicare recipients will receive a new Medicare card that will have a randomly assigned 11-digit Medicare claim number (or policy number, to Rexpert users). This will replace the current policy number, which is based on the social security number. A year-long transitional period will follow, during which you can process Medicare claims using either the old or new ...
Is your practice and/or provider unsure of their participation status in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)? No need to worry, because Medicare has released a tool on their website to determine if you should participate in 2017.
On April 25, 2017 CMS published their anticipated notice describing how MIPS Eligible Clinicians will be notified of their participation status. The "MIPS Participation Status Letter" states: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in MIPS, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. MIPS is an important part of the ...
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, known as MACRA, will be one of the most dramatic changes to how Medicare pays physicians. But the marrying of quality-based reimbursement with demonstrated use of technologies and electronic health records has already sparked worry among not only physicians, but advocates like the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians.Read More...
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