More News on the Horizon for OPPS Proposed Rules

Should all these proposals take effect next year, everyone is in for a huge shift in thinking for billing and reimbursement. We have always encouraged reporting all chargeable procedures, supplies and medications that represent the full economic value of a patient’s encounter. This is not going to change; however, the reimbursements will should these proposed … [Read More]

OPPS Proposed Updates Released July 8, 2013

Just in case you haven’t had a chance to get into the Federal Register and review the proposed changes; here are a couple of the highlights. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are proposing a collapse of hospital outpatient clinic and ED visit codes instead of recognizing the current five levels of clinic … [Read More]