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 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.

Last month the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report summarizing its investigation into Medicare’s physician payment rate setting mechanisms. The GAO made recommendations to Medicare to improve its process by increasing transparency and obtaining better data.

On Wednesday, May 13, ResMed released a field safety notice that likely affects many patients currently being treated for central sleep apnea syndrome with adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV). Based upon the available information at this time, the AASM provides important recommendations for physicians.