Feedback Needed on Elimination of Service Codes March 11, 2010
Posted by Heart Rhythm Society in Health Policy.Tags: coding, Medicare
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Consultation service codes 99241-99245 and 99251-99255 have been eliminated and clinicians must now bill consultation using Evaluation and Management (E&M) codes for Medicare claims. The Heart Rhythm Society wants to hear from health care professionals about how this elimination has affected their practices. Please take our quick, two-question survey to help us gain more information. Learn more and share thoughts you have in the comments section. (more…)
Time without a Dime February 24, 2010
Posted by Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC in Health Policy.Tags: CMS, Consultation codes, Medicaid, Medicare
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As of January 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discontinued the use of consultation service codes 99241-99245 and 99251-99255 performed in the office and hospital setting. These services now have to be billed differently.
Has this changed how you approach referrals from within your group practice? I have continued to provide the same amount of time and care with these patient encounters to ensure adequate medicolegal documentation to justify additional testing or performance of procedures. (more…)
HRS Health Policy and Healthcare Reform February 10, 2010
Posted by Michael Giudici, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS in Health Policy.Tags: AF, Atrial fibrillation, Healthcare reform, Medicare
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As a bit of background, I have practiced electrophysiology in my hometown of Davenport, Iowa, for 20 years and I serve on the Heart Rhythm Society’s Health Policy Committee. I’m not a political person by nature and hadn’t really given much thought to health policy until the last few years. I’m in a large cardiology group and am shielded from the day-to-day challenges with payers.
There are two areas that I’d like to bring up to get the discussion going, as I’m sure most of you understand much more about these subjects than I do.
First, to assist the Heart Rhythm Society’s Health Policy staff in advocating on our behalf in the changing health care environment, it would be helpful to hear from you about your experiences working with private health insurance companies and your Medicare regional carriers. For example, what are their coverage polices for atrial fibrillation? (more…)
Heart Rhythm Society
Laurie Racenet, RN, MSN, ANP
Michael Giudici, MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS
Heather M. Ross, DNP, ANP-BC, CCDS, CEPS, FHRS
Anne Dubin, MD, FHRS
John D. Day, MD, FHRS
Andrea M. Russo, MD, FACC, FHRS
Joshua M. Cooper, MD, FACC
Amit J. Shanker, MD, FHRS, FACC
Bruce Stambler, MD
David Wiggins, RN, BS BME, CEPS
Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FHRS
Leonard Ganz, MD, FHRS
christinechiuman
Craig Delaughter, MD, PhD
Ariana Del Negro, Heart Rhythm 2010 Quality
Peng-Sheng Chen, MD, FHRS
MSKremers MD,FHRS
Ann C. Garlitski, MD, FACC, FHRS
Alan Cheng, MD, FHRS
Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD
Christopher Clyne, MD, FHRS
Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, FHRS
David Scher, MD, FHRS
Sanjay Deshpande, MD, FHRS
Thomas F. Deering, MD, FHRS
