Payment 2018 Update: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Releases Two Final Rules
By Emil Engels, MD, MBA, CPC VSA President The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final rules in early November that will impact payment for physician services. On November 2, CMS released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, which governs payment for physician services beginning January 1, 2018. In addition, CMS […]
Accountable Care Organizations
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) seeks to improve the quality of health care services and to lower health care costs by encouraging providers to create integrated health care delivery systems. One delivery system reform is the Medicare Shared Savings Program under section 3022 of PPACA which promotes the formation and operation of […]
National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA) is currently looking to reach anesthesiologists in Virginia and relay the importance of substance abuse training. NIDA recognizes that anesthesiologists often serve as pain management prescribers to patients and can help recognize early signs of addiction. NIDA worked with Medscape Education to develop two free, interactive, online CME activities. For more infomation please go to their […]