Should You Sign the New Blue Shield Agreement? SFMS/CMA has prepared answers to the most common questions received from physicians about the new Blue Shield provider contracts. October 29, 2012 Payment, Physician Resource Blue Shield Provider Agreement, Blue Shield, managed care 0 0 Comment Read More »
Recovery Audit Contractor Overpayments: Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and E/M Services CMA has recently learned that RAC contractor Health Data Institute (HDI) is currently assessing overpayments for evaluation and management services billed without a modifier -25 on the same day as a diagnostic pulmonary study. Affected claims have dates of service of 2009 or 2010. October 24, 2012 News, Payment Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing, RAC overpayment 0 0 Comment Read More »
San Francisco POLST Coalition Update: Mainstreaming Palliative and End of Life Care San Francisco POLST Coalition Update: Mainstreaming Palliative and End of Life Care October 24, 2012 Physician Resource, San Francisco Medicine, SFMS Member end-of-life care, Palliative Care, POLST 0 0 Comment Read More »
Many Practices Would Cut Medicare Services Without 'Doc Fix' Forty-five percent of physician group practices say they would reduce appointments for new Medicare beneficiaries if Congress does not take steps to avert scheduled cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates, according to a recent MGMA-ACMPE survey. October 23, 2012 Medicare Medicare Services, SGR, MGMA-ACMPE 0 0 Comment Read More »
What Health Law Changes Will Be Evident In 2013 2013 will see some of the many significant changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act, including easy-to-read plan summaries and caps on flexible spending accounts. The ability of health insurers to place limits on annual spending is also on its way out, while earlier reforms such as adding adult children to their parents' plans offer new options to consumers. October 22, 2012 Health Care Reform health care reform 2013, Affordable Care Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
