This week’s Medicare updates include a new interim final rule with comment regarding COVID-19 data reporting and testing, the October update to the OPPS, a proposed rule on coverage for innovative devices, and more!
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) will be reviewing Medicare payments for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) discharges, according to a recent update to its Work Plan.
CMS is moving forward for E/M changes for physician billing according to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Read about those changes, as long as a preview of new CPT codes that will be added for 2021.
CMS extended the education and operations testing period for the Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) program for advanced diagnostic imaging through 2021. The education and operations testing period, which started January 1, 2020, was slated to close at the end of the year.
