As we head further into the digital age, more and more industries are implementing artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and other technologically advanced solutions to today’s business challenges. Yet to push innovation forward, sometimes all you need is a human touch.
This week's note from the instructor explores payment implications for a new virtual check-in service, which will be implemented effective January 1, 2019, as a provision of the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on a national coverage determination (NCD) for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression, a new initiative to promote patient safety and quality of care in nursing homes, the implementation of an NCD for implantable cardiac defibrillators, and more!
