New research in the American Journal of Managed Care calls for payer-sponsored care management programs to improve chronic care management…
MIPS vs APM, Which Reimbursement Pathway is Best for Your Practice?
Paper or plastic? Debit or credit? Netflix or Amazon? These are the kind of choices we are asked to make…
Key Considerations for Implementing a Chronic Care Management Program
Care for chronically ill patients represents the most expensive segment of Medicare, with more than 93% of spending going to those with multiple…
CMS Finalizes Chronic Care Management Codes
WASHINGTON -- Physicians will have new codes to use to get paid for chronic care management under a final rule…
Good News On Medicare’s CCM Telehealth Program
Medicare’s Chronic Care Management (CCM) telehealth program is a hit with patients, according to the first reported patient satisfaction survey conducted…
Physicians Are Leaving Coordinated Care Dollars on the Table
There’s gold in them hills. Okay, maybe invoking the infamous cry from the gold rush days is exaggerating things just…
Thanksgiving Argument Cheatsheet: EHR, Meaningful Use & Accountable Care
There are a few universal truths about the great American Thanksgiving holiday. The turkey is never cooked just right, the TV…
CPT 99490 – Chronic Care Management’s Secret Code
Chances are good that you're familiar by now with CPT code 99490, the new chronic care management (CCM) code that…
Chronic Care Management Primer
Beginning January 1, 2015, Medicare pays separately under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) under American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)…
Do Doctors Understand the Opportunity for Chronic Care Management (CCM) ?
When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services enabled physicians to be reimbursed at an average rate of $42 per…