Summary: The Medicare-based quality reporting programs can be daunting to navigate for the healthcare provider. This alert provides an overview of the MIPS program for 2023, including reporting requirements, measure updates and recommendations for anesthesia groups relative to overall participation.The Merit-based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) p...

SummaryThe 2023 Medicare fee schedule contains new rules that will impact many of our readers. This alert will discuss changes that will primarily affect those in a chronic pain practice but that may also impact some anesthesia and critical care providers."I feel a change comin' on"; it's a lyric that Bob Dylan used to express the societal transiti...

Summary: Among the many documentation components required on the anesthesia record is the provider's signature. However, many don't realize that there are several attendant rules surrounding this basic task that make this component a bit more complicated than one might initially think.The delivery man comes to the door with an expensive package. Yo...

The finalized version of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2023 has been published. While it does not contain a large number of changes for the anesthesia community, there are a few changes that may significantly impact our readers in the new year. Three of these are detailed in today's alert.The yearly ritual begins. No, it's not the one tha...

Summary: The particulars of when and how to use an advance beneficiary notice can be complex. Sometimes the notice is required, but occasionally its usage is voluntary. Today's article addresses some of the key regulations governing the issuance of an ABN when Medicare is expected to deny payment.Nothing is more frustrating for the entrepreneur tha...