The Business of Medicine Newsletter – February 2017
Volume 5, Issue 2
February 2017
Inside the February issue: Plans to replace the ACA grow more complex as Tom Price is confirmed for HHS Secretary, improve your coding with endoscopy billing tips, CMS extends meaningful use deadline, read our analysis of the bill that could replace the ACA, and 9 top OIG targets you should be aware of in 2017.
- ACA repeal update. The repeal could take a year or more, in a change from previous plans, while Tom Price wins confirmation as HHS Secretary. Get our take on what this means for practices.
- Endoscopy billing. Same-day endoscopies and E/M services are tough to bill properly, but often fully supported by your documentation. Get tips to collect what you’re owed.
- Meaningful use. CMS has extended the deadline for attesting to 2016 meaningful use by two weeks.
- ACA replacement analysis. Tom Price’s bill, introduced in 2015, could be the basis of the eventual ACA replacement. We analyze his legislation in this article.
- 9 OIG audit targets. Our review of top OIG targets from the agency’s 2017 work plan, and what you can do to stay compliant.
