Clinical Resources Articles
These sleep medicine articles include updates about coding and reimbursement, new practice guidelines, and telemedicine. To view our case study of the month, visit the AASM sleep medicine case studies page.
As the implementation deadline for ICD-10 approaches, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is expanding its FAQs related to the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10.
On Sept. 9 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted a new fact sheet detailing Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) penalties for 2016.
On July 8, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, its annual rule proposing payment policy and rates effective Jan. 1, 2016. Read the AASM analysis of the proposed rule.
Early this week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) released new FAQs and resources to address provider concerns about The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10).
On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court’s decision in the King v. Burwell case preserved income-based federal health care subsidies authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Americans who are purchasing health insurance through federal and state-operated exchanges. However, rising health insurance premiums and the increasing prevalence of high deductible health plans are threatening patient access to quality health care.
On June 30, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published complete Open Payments data for transfers of value made in 2014 from drug and device manufacturers to health care providers including physicians and teaching hospitals.
On July 1, 2015, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) released Version 2.2 of the AASM Manual for the Scoring of Sleep and Associated Events, the definitive reference for standardized sleep monitoring and scoring.
Telehealth video consultation sessions are projected to increase from 19.7 million in 2014 to 158.4 million per year by 2020, according to a new report from market intelligence firm Tractica.
In a recent fraud alert, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) announced that it recently reached settlements with 12 physicians in “questionable medical directorship and office staff arrangements.”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted the second Part B claims data release on its data website.