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The summary of events and newsworthy items for the month of August is provided on the following pages.  In most instances, the link to the full document of information is provided.  Any of the contents may be further discussed by reaching out to Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies LLC. CMS Extends AUC and Clinical Decision Support …

RCCS President Ron DiGiaimo and Karen Mattocks of RxVantage share best practices for oncology management during a pandemic in this newly released paper.

The summary of events and newsworthy items for the month of July is provided on the following pages.  In most instances, the link to the full document of information is provided.  Any of the contents may be further discussed by reaching out to Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies, LLC. Public Health Emergency Extended Alex M. Azar …

The summary of events and newsworthy items for the month of June is provided on the following pages.  In most instances, the link to the full document of information is provided.  Any of the contents may be further discussed by reaching out to Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies, LLC. Public Health Emergency Extension of Waivers On …

The summary of events and newsworthy items for the month of May is provided on the following pages.  In most instances, the link to the full document of information is provided.  Any of the contents may be further discussed by reaching out to Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies, LLC. Telephone Visits Now Considered Telehealth Visits In …

The summary of events and newsworthy items for the month of March is provided on the following pages.  In most instances, the link to the full document of information is provided.  Any of the contents may be further discussed by reaching out to Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies, LLC. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Partner Toolkit The Centers for …

Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rates On Friday December 20, 2019 the President singed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 (FCAA), which per some of the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) updates the CY 2020 MPFS rates. As of this date CMS has not issued any correction notice to the MPFS rates; however, review …

Changes to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rates The summary of events and newsworthy items for the month of October is provided on the following pages. In most instances, the link to the full document of information is provided. Any of the contents may be further discussed by reaching out to Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies Inc. …

CMS Revises Billing for E/M with Superficial Treatment Delivery CMS reissued and revised MM11137 on March 27, 2019, this was originally released on February 22, 2019, to be implemented on March 25, 2019 and retroactive to January 1, 2019.  The transmittal from CMS has revised billing for superficial radiation therapy and the most current revision …

CMS Revises Billing for E/M with Superficial Treatment Delivery CMS released MM11137 on February 22, 2019, to be implemented on March 25, 2019 and retroactive to January 1, 2019 CMS has revised billing for superficial radiation therapy. Physicians will now be able to bill an established patient evaluation and management (E/M) visit (99211, 99212 or 99213) …