This weekly email delivers timely College news and a curated roundup of key articles and resources to keep you current, including breaking news, anecdotes from esteemed practitioners, insight into matters that affect the profession, and direct access to online education tools.
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…
What to do if you’ve been audited
Many payers have policies against so-called “pharmaceutical wastage,” which require providers to report -- and in some cases, minimize -- the amount of biologi…
Dr. Imbeau to chair AMPAC
Stephen A. Imbeau, MD, FACAAI, former chair of the College’s Advocacy Council, was recently appointed as chair of the American Medical Association’s Political …
Get coding books at a discount
Get OPTUM360 coding books at special pricing and free shipping! The Advocacy Council is excited to provide College members with special discounted pricing on O…
What you need to know now about new Medicare cards
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is removing Social Security Numbers (SSN) from Medicare cards to prevent fraud and fight identity theft.…
