Today the Senate passed an amended version of H.R. 4851, the act to extend SGR relief ( Continuing Extension Act of 2010 ) by continuing 2009 rates. Since an earlier but different version has already passed the House, this version must be approved again. The AMA predicts action by the end of the week.
Although…
In the proposed changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, CMS is proposing to change the physician supervision requirements applicable to hospital outpatient services described in the 2009 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. In the proposed rulemaking release, issued July 1, 2009, CMS indicates that physician supervision requirements requiring "direct supervision"…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has become aware of a scam where perpetrators are sending faxes to physician offices posing as the Medicare carrier or Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). The fax instructs physician staff to respond to a questionnaire to provide an account information update within 48 hours in order to prevent…
