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Can mid-level practitioners provide skin testing?
Many allergists are assisted by nurse practitioners (NPs) and/or physician assistants (PAs) in providing care in the office. The Advocacy Council frequently re…
Join College in supporting Medicare payment sequester moratorium
The College’s Advocacy Council recently joined the AMA and other medical specialty organizations in encouraging Congress to support legislation that would cont…
ACAAI scores on surprise billing
After a two-year stalemate, Congress passed bipartisan legislation to protect patients from unexpected out-of-network (OON) “surprise” medical bills as part of…
Light at the end of the tunnel?
Two pieces of information this week should provide hope that the United States could be turning the corner on the COVID-19 virus – one highlighting U.S. COVID …
Information Blocking Rule Effective April 5: How will the Cures Act impact your practice?
Health care providers, including physicians and practitioners, have until April 5, 2021 to ensure their practices and policies comply with new requirements on …
Telehealth continues to be covered
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year and the government declared a public health emergency (PHE), Medicare coverage of services provided via telehealth wer…
How will federal laws affect your compensation?
In a Final Rule issued last fall, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) added seven new safe harbors to the Medic…
HHS issues final rule on anti-kickback statute
In a Final Rule issued November 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) added seven new safe harbors…
2021 E/M coding and documentation rules
New rules for reporting outpatient office evaluation and management (E/M) services took effect Jan. 1. The coding and documentation revisions, adopted by the …
Good news for allergist payment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) rates and conversion factor (CF) following changes…