Profit sharing, productivity bonuses for physicians: 5 Stark Law updates
Posted Jun 18, 2021
Stark Regulatory Changes Effective January 1, 2022
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented major changes to the Stark Law regulations, most of which are already in place. However, some health care providers may be less aware of the changes to the “special rule for productivity bonuses and profit sharing” within Stark’s group practice definition.
Read MoreUnitedHealthcare Reimbursement Policy Update
Posted Mar 26, 2021
As of March 1st, 2021, UnitedHealthcare has made several updates to their reimbursement policy for Advanced Practice Health Care Providers. The previous policy change was made on April 13th, 2020 when the word “Commercial” was added to the policy header.
Read MoreCMS Finalizes Major Cut in Radiology Reimbursement
Posted Feb 19, 2021
After some delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final set of guidelines that will govern the Medicare payment system for 2021. The rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) was proposed earlier last year, and since then, slight revisions have been made including an improvement in the conversion factor and a change to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) performance threshold.
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Vaping-Related Illness and Injury: What Radiologists Should Know
Posted Nov 5, 2020
Radiologists and healthcare providers of all kinds should always prioritize their awareness of illnesses or injuries that have begun to occur more frequently, whether the instances are being described as an “outbreak” or just as a trend that is increasing over time. One such example is the recent occurrences of cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, also known as EVALI. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released an in-depth report focused on this outbreak, its evolution, and its potential causes, which can guide radiologists moving forward as they may be faced with cases of EVALI in their own practices. Keep reading to learn more about this illness and how radiologists can best serve patients with EVALI in 2020.
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