by MpowerMed | Dec 2, 2016 | MACRA, Medicaid, Medicare, MpowerMed
MIPS Overview: Essential Information You Must Know MACRA, The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, is by far the most significant legislative change America’s healthcare system has undergone in the last few decades. With the release of the final...
by MpowerMed | Mar 8, 2016 | ICD, Medicaid, Medicare, MpowerMed
With the rolling out of ICD-10 on October 1, 2015, and with the CMS anticipating a doubling in the rate of Medicare denials in the first six months, it has never been more vital for medical practices to understand and manage denied and rejected claims. A judicious...
by MpowerMed | Jan 29, 2016 | Medicaid, Medicare, MpowerMed, News, Oncology, Radiation Oncology
In July 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had proposed severe cuts to the radiation oncology specialty, but the final schedule for 2016 that was released at the end of October 2015 revealed that payment rates for radiation oncology in the...
by MpowerMed | Nov 3, 2015 | Curated Content, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Oncology
ASTRO Fairfax, Va., October 30, 2015 Physician payment cuts to radiation oncology freestanding centers in 2016 will be less than originally proposed, according to the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule released today. The Centers for Medicare and...
by MpowerMed | Oct 1, 2015 | ICD, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Medicare, MpowerMed
The American Medical Association (AMA) made a full court press to kill ICD-10. The Oklahoma delegation went as far as bringing forth a resolution calling for physicians nationwide to boycott ICD-10, a proposal that was so preposterous that it was eventually not even...
by MpowerMed | Sep 21, 2015 | ICD, Medicaid, Medical Billing, Medicare, MpowerMed
The deadline for ICD-10 implementation is on its way. Practices and eligible providers need to prepare for the transition and take a proactive approach to the implementation. Even with the recent announcement from CMS declaring the first year as a grace period which...
