There is a significant change in coding for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) in 2015. Three new procedure codes have been introduced in the 2015 CPT manual to describe the physician work...
Mammograms May Lead to Over diagnosis of Breast Cancer – Finds Study
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among American women. Reports from the American Cancer Society (ACS) (2015 statistics),point out that about 231,840 new cases of breast...
No Cardiac Stress Tests for Low Risk Adults – ACP Advises
In their new guidelines, the American College of Physicians (ACP) advises that adults who are at lower risk for heart disease need not undergo screening tests such as EKGs and other cardiac stress...
OASIS-C Documentation of Surgical Wounds for Medicare Reimbursement
With the advancements in post-operative care management, there is a significant rise in the number of hospital discharges to home healthcare for patients with infected wounds after surgery. Home...
Controversial Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Repealed
This April, the Senate approved to repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for determining Medicare reimbursements. This controversial Act had been a great challenge to physician billing as...
Celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day 2015 – Highlight the Ongoing Challenges of Cancer Survivorship
The 28th Annual National Cancer Survivors Day (NCSD) was celebrated on June 7, 2015 in the United States. Observed worldwide on the first Sunday of June each year, this campaign aims to honor the...
Slight Cuts Proposed for Medicare Advantage Payments for 2016
This February, the U.S. government proposed a 0.9 percent cut in payments to insurers for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for the year 2016. The proposal came as part of a notice issued by a division...
EHRs Can Predict the Risk of Sepsis at an Early Stage, Says UC Davis Researchers
As per the National Institute of Health (NIH), around 750, 000 Americans are affected by severe sepsis every year and around 210, 000 of these people die. The major impediment to providing treatment...
Health Insurance Coverage and Care – The Shifting Landscape
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented to enable easier and more effective healthcare access to millions of Americans. Presently, the health insurance marketplace is...