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AMDA Comments on 2016 Physician Fee Schedule

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Advance Care Planning, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Payment
September 18, 2015
AMDA submitted comments this week on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule for Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016 and applauded CMS’ efforts to...

AMDA Comments on CMS Proposal on Joint Replacement Payment Model

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Alternative Payment Models (APM)
September 18, 2015
This week AMDA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Proposed Rule for Medicare Program; Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) Payment Model for Acute Care Hospitals Furnishing Lower Extremity Joint...

Revised Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) Training Process and Clarification of Trainer Roles and Responsibilities

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
September 18, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised the training procedures for State Survey Agencies (SA) and Regional Offices (ROs) utilizing the QIS to: Eliminate the mock survey and replace it with a survey of record; Eliminate...

List of Valid ICD-10-CM Codes

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Payment
September 18, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a complete list of the 2016 ICD-10-CM valid codes and code titles on the 2016 ICD-10-CM and GEMs web page . The file is named icd10cm_codes_2016.txt. This file will be useful for...

CMS Proposes Payment for Advance Care Planning and Changes to ACO Attribution

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Advance Care Planning, Skilled Nursing Care, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Medicare, Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Health Information Technology (HIT), Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), Attending Physician
July 10, 2015
Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its annual physician fee schedule proposed rule . The rule proposes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the...