If the Virtual Check-In originates from a related E/M service provided within the previous 7 days by the same physician or other qualified health care professional, then the service is considered ...

CMS has finalized its 2019 proposal to begin reimbursement of two newly defined physicians’ services using technology-based communication. This article appears in the January/February 2019 edition of ...

On November 1, 2018, CMS issued a 2,379 page final rule titled “Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY ...

Like many patients with chronic conditions, Lesley Watts used to come in to the doctor's office for a check-up on her digestive disorder every 12 months. This not only meant time spent in traffic and ...

Medicare will create a path for electronic "check-in" visits through the update of an annual payment rule, and it seeks feedback on a possible future use of bundled reimbursement for substance abuse ...

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