December 1, 2020

Permanent Expansion of Medicare Telehealth Services and Improved Payment for Time Doctors Spend with Patients Finalized

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the annual Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, prioritizing CMS’ investment…

December 1, 2020

UPDATED: Emergency and Disaster Instructions

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When a natural disaster, extreme weather or emergency occurs that affects providers and the Medicare beneficiaries that they serve, special…

November 20, 2020

CMS Announces Historic Changes to Physician Self-Referral Regulations

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On November 20, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized changes to outdated federal regulations that have burdened…

October 26, 2020

Preview 2021 Plans and Prices Ahead of the Upcoming Federal Health Insurance Exchange Open Enrollment Period

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that starting today consumers can preview 2021 healthcare plans and prices…

October 23, 2020

Lawmakers Introduce New Bill Paving the Way for Home Health Telehealth Reimbursement

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Home health providers are one step closer to getting the No. 1 thing they’ve been asking for since the COVID-19…

October 8, 2020

CMS Announces New Repayment Terms for Medicare Loans made to Providers during COVID-19

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced amended terms for payments issued under the Accelerated and Advance Payment…

September 17, 2020

PMB listed as one of the healthcare revenue cycle companies to know in 2020 from Becker’s Hospital Review

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Published: September 2020 Healthcare revenue cycle companies to know | 2020 List Hospitals, health systems, physician practices and healthcare organizations…

April 1, 2020

Major Changes Are Coming to E/M Visits in 2021: Will You Be Ready?

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The documentation guidelines set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for evaluation and management (E/M) services,…

November 14, 2019

Action needed: Register for an iQIES Account

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The Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES), which providers and vendors use to submit assessment data, is being upgraded to…

November 1, 2019

Congress Debates Bill to Automate Prior Authorization in Medicare Advantage Plans

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Recently the House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee convened for a hearing on utilization management and barriers to care in…

November 1, 2019

Physician Stark Law Rules Revamped: New Rules Address Care Coordination

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This is the first major update to rules for the Stark law since 1989, according to HHS. An HHS press…

October 31, 2019

3 Benefits of Value-Based Care

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The U.S. healthcare industry is moving toward value-based care, encouraged by reimbursement initiatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…

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