by Continuum Health | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog, CMS, Coding, Payment Reform, Risk-Adjusted Coding
MEDPAC recently issued a report to Congress. It reviewed the reimbursement levels for office-based E/M codes versus procedural codes. The commission recommended a significant increase in the reimbursement of E/M codes. The increase ranged from 5% to 30% as a pay...
by Continuum Health | Jul 9, 2018 | Blog, Medicare Advantage, Risk Adjustment, Risk-Adjusted Coding, Value-Based Care
Physicians must code diagnoses properly to succeed under Medicare & other value-based contracts Each year, CMS sets cost benchmarks for every Medicare member, based on the patients’ diagnoses during the prior year. But what if the physician hasn’t reported their...
