Doctors Need A New Skill Set For This Opioid Abuse Treatment In a big hotel conference room near New York's Times Square, six doctors huddle around a greasy piece of raw pork. They watch as addiction medicine specialist Michael Frost delicately marks the meat, incises it and implants four match-sized rods. "If you can do it well on the pork, you can easily do it on the person," Frost tells his audience. Read More... July 29, 2016 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
FDA approves first buprenorphine implant for treatment of opioid dependence The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Probuphine, the first buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. Read More... July 28, 2016 Public Health 0 0 Comment Read More »
How physicians can improve coding and increase revenue Reimbursement for evaluation and management (EM) services is often the most challenging for primary care physicians and their billing staff.The most common EM codes are based on location, patient status, and level of service. A good understanding of the opportunities, and a review of common errors found in audits, will help your practice obtain payment and peace of mind. Read More... July 22, 2016 Coding coding, prolonged services 0 0 Comment Read More »
Providers, physicians will earn more under MACRA's MIPS program for many years, study says A new study by the Brookings Institution claims physicians would earn more in Medicare reimbursements under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System mandated by MACRA legislation than with other alternative payment models. Read More... July 14, 2016 General, Medicare 0 0 Comment Read More »
