CMS has begun data validation and audit for 2017 and 2018 MIPS performance years. Providers/practices selected for the audit will be notified via certified mail or email and will have 45 days from the date of notice to provide the requested information. For more information regarding the data validation criteria, visit the CMS Resource Library….
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Making Sense of Drug Pricing Legislation
A number of bills have been introduced in the 116th Congress to mitigate the impact of treatment and drug costs on U.S. patients. The ACR has reviewed the bills and supports those that most closely align with its positions on access to care.
Hot Topics, Fresh Formats: ACR/ARP Annual Meeting Clinical Session Preview
The clinical sessions at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting feature cutting-edge techniques in rheumatology and enable attendees to hone new skills and explore medically relevant topics…
From Climbing Walls to In the Rheum: What’s New at the 2019 Annual Meeting?
This year, the Annual Meeting Planning Committee has designed an engaging program, bringing together the best experts to address important topics. Here’s a sneak peek at what’s new…
Basic Science Sessions: Diverse Topics, Wide Appeal
Machine learning, immunology, the metabolism—are just a few of the topics addressed during…
Access 2020 Campaign Update
We are nearing the halfway point of 2019 and are one-quarter of the way through the ACR’s recently launched Access 2020 campaign, an advocacy campaign to increase ACR/ARP access to decision makers and the rulemaking process through RheumPAC by raising $300,000 and increasing the number of ACR/ARP members who contribute to 900. Progress Report So…
Navigating a Path to Success: Practice Management at 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Join us in Atlanta Nov. 8–13 for the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. Member registration is now open, including registration for the annual pre-meeting practice management workshop: Practice Matters—Navigating a Path to Success! (General registration opens June 26.) The 2019 workshop will focus on key practice matters. The goal of the pre-meeting workshop is to address…
Coding Corner Answers: An Audit Record Request Quiz
Take the challenge. C—When an insurance carrier requests the medical record for a service performed, the practice should send all pertinent information to support the medical necessity of that service. For example, if the drug requires that a patient first be tested for tuberculosis and the patient should be on methotrexate or leflunomide, the note…
Coding Corner Questions: An Audit Record Request Quiz
A private insurance carrier sends an audit request letter to a rheumatology practice to review its infusion medical records for the past 30 dates of service. What information should the practice send to the carrier? Only the infusion notes The complete notes for the requested dates of service only The complete notes for the requested…
Practice Management Workshop at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Join us in Atlanta Nov. 8–13 for the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting. Member registration is now open, including registration for the annual pre-meeting practice management workshop: Practice Matters—Navigating a Path to Success! The 2019 workshop will focus on key practice matters. The goal of the pre-meeting workshop is to address how best to manage your…
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