Hospital Mergers Affect Quality of Care A high of 115 hospital or health system mergers occurred in 2017, and a recent study found three key sources of safety risks because of system expansion. August 3, 2018 General Hospitals Read More »
What to Do If Your Medicare Patient Doesn't Have Their New Card The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing new cards to Medicare patients in California. August 3, 2018 General Medicare Read More »
What to Do If Your Medicare Patient Doesn't Have Their New Card The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finished mailing new cards to Medicare patients in California. August 3, 2018 General Reimbursement Read More »
Medi-Cal Managed Care Providers Are Required to Enroll All contracted physicians in a Medi-Cal managed care network must enroll in the Medi-Cal program by December 31, 2018. July 16, 2018 General Care, Managed Read More »
Medi-Cal Managed Care Providers Are Required to Enroll All contracted physicians in a Medi-Cal managed care network must enroll in the Medi-Cal program by December 31, 2018. July 16, 2018 General Cal, Medi Read More »
Check Your 2019 MIPS Payment Adjustment Calculation For providers who participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, your MIPS final score and performance feedback is available for review on the Quality Payment Program (QPP)website (qpp.cms.gov). July 16, 2018 General Medicare Read More »
Public Health Advisory for Cyclosporiasis Fifty cases of cyclosporiasis (infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis) from around the state have been reported to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in patients who have not traveled outside the US. July 16, 2018 General Health, Public Read More »
Check Your 2019 MIPS Payment Adjustment Calculation For providers who participated in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) in 2017, your MIPS final score and performance feedback is available for review on the Quality Payment Program (QPP)website (qpp.cms.gov). July 16, 2018 General Reimbursement Read More »
UHC Reimbursement for After-Hours and Weekend Care� Effective August 18, 2018, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will allow reimbursement for CPT code 99051 (services provided in the office during regularly scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours, in addition to basic service) when billed with acute care services by a primary care physician (PCP). July 13, 2018 General and, Billing, Coding Read More »
UHC Reimbursement for After-Hours and Weekend Care Effective August 18, 2018, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will allow reimbursement for CPT code 99051 (services provided in the office during regularly scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours, in addition to basic service) when billed with acute care services by a primary care physician (PCP). July 13, 2018 General Care, Managed Read More »