The April 2015 UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Network Bulletin details steps the payer will be taking to ensure that its provider directory includes only those providers who are actively treating UnitedHealthcare members.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that it is holding Medicare claims for a short period of time beginning on April 1.

As your preparations for the transition to ICD-10 continue, ensure the most accurate code is quickly at hand by using the ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM Sleep Medicine Crosswalk.

On Tuesday, March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new initiative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Innovation Center: the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model of payment and care delivery.

Submit your 2014 PQRS data through PQRSwizard on or before March 13, 2015, to avoid a 2.0 percent CMS penalty in 2016.

In an announcement published Feb. 25, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the deadline to March 20 for Medicare eligible professionals attesting to meaningful use.

Submit your 2014 PQRS data through PQRSwizard on or before March 13, 2015, to avoid a 2.0 percent CMS penalty in 2016.

The Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs provide incentive payments for demonstrating adoption, implementation, upgrading, or meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

Submit your 2014 PQRS data on or before Feb. 26, 2015 to avoid a 2.0 percent CMS penalty in 2016. If you haven’t submitted your 2014 PQRS data yet, the AASM can help you with an easy to use tool – PQRSwizard, a CMS-approved registry that has been compared to TurboTax by current users.

Enroll in the AASM PQRSwizard and submit 2014 PQRS data by the deadline of Feb. 26, 2015, in order to avoid a 2.0% reduction to Medicare Part B payment in 2016.