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APRIL 8TH WEBINAR: HOW TO EMBRACE AND GET PAID FOR TELEMEDICINE DURING THE PANDEMIC

TriZetto Webinar, April 8, 2020 – 10:00 AM PST to 11:00 AM PST How is #COVID19 affecting your practice? We would like to invite you to attend TriZetto Provider Solutions telemedicine webinar to hear Elizabeth Woodcock share the most up-to-date information to help you implement telemedicine services and ensure you are paid. You can register here: […]

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CMS ANNOUNCEMENT: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR MEDICARE PROVIDERS

March 28, 2020 Under the President’s leadership, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an expansion of its accelerated and advance payment program for Medicare participating health care providers and suppliers, to ensure they have the resources needed to combat the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This program expansion, which includes changes from

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CDC ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW ICD-10-CM CODE FOR THE 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As a result of the declaration, the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHOFIC) Network Classification and Statistics Advisory Committee (CSAC) convened an emergency meeting on January 31, 2020 to discuss the

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PRESIDENT TRUMP EXPANDS TELEHEALTH BENEFITS FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK

The Trump Administration announced on March 17 an expanded Medicare telehealth coverage that will enable beneficiaries to receive a wider range of healthcare services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. Beginning on March 6, 2020, Medicare—administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)—will temporarily pay clinicians to provide

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Time Magazine, The Coronavirus Outbreak Could Finally Make Telemedicine Mainstream in the U.S.

BY JAMIE DUCHARME  MARCH 3, 2020 For years, telemedicine has been pitched as a way to democratize medicine by driving down costs, increasing access to care and making appointments more efficient. It sounds great—until you look at the data, and find that only about 10% of Americans have actually used telemedicine to make a virtual visit, according to one

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2019 MIPS Deadlines

The data submission deadline for the qualified registry, QCDR, EHR, and attestation submission mechanisms is March 31, 2020, 8 pm EDT. This is when the submission window closes.  Data can be submitted and updated anytime until the deadline when the submission window closes. For claims method, the data submission deadline was December 31 of the

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MIPS Performance Year 2020 – Check Eligibility

Preliminary MIPS Eligibility is available. You can now view your preliminary eligibility.  Final eligibility will be available by December 2020. Click here to check your eligibility status. https://qpp.cms.gov/participation-lookup Please Note:  The eClinicalWorks MIPS Dashboard for 2020 Reporting Period Data will be available after the completion of the 2019 Submission Period closes on March 31, 2020. Category: News

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