Chronic Care Management in the Real World
...September/October 2015 | www.aafp.org/fpm | FAMILY PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | 35 CME David Twiddy The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began paying physicians for providing chronic care manage-ment (CCM) services in January, but more than half-way through the year,...
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Chronic Care Management in the Real World -- FPM
Oct 1, 2015 - Physicians share their actual experiences, successes, and stumbles as they implement chronic care management in their practices.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2015/0900/p35.html
Chronic care management services: adoption lagging -- FPM
Chronic care management services: adoption lagging
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/more_data_shows_ccm_adoption.html
Chronic care management: lots of questions and a few answers -- FPM
Chronic care management: lots of questions and a few answers
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/chronic_care_management_lots_of.html
Chronic care, expanded telehealth, SGR covered in final 2015 Medicare rules -- FPM
Chronic care, expanded telehealth, SGR covered in final 2015 Medicare rules
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/chronic_care_payments_expanded_telehealth.html
Chronic Disease Care -- FPM Topic Collection
Jul 22, 2010 - This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of chronic disease care. This article collection features popular FPM content on the subject of chronic disease care.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/topicModules/viewTopicModule.htm?topicModuleId=47
Chronic Pain and Opioid Medication Policies
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by The University of Michigan Health System Department of Family Medicine, Ann Arbor, Mich. Copyright © 2014 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2014/1100/fpm20141100p6-rt1.pdf
Cigna to stop paying for consultation codes -- FPM
Cigna is set to stop paying CPT codes for consultations provided to their customers. Here's how to avoid losing that revenue.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cigna_stops_paying_consultation_codes.html
Claim Correction Form
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Adapted from a form developed by the Plan-Provider Claims Workgroup convened by the American Association of Health Plans and the Healthcare Financial Management Association in cooperation...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2003/0700/fpm20030700p19-rt1.pdf
Claims acceptance rate dips slightly in final ICD-10 test -- FPM
Claims acceptance rate dips slightly in final ICD-10 test
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/claims_acceptance_rate_dips_slightly.html
Claims acceptance rate rises in latest ICD-10 end-to-end test -- FPM
Claims acceptance rate rises in latest ICD-10 end-to-end test
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/claims_acceptance_rate_rises_in.html
Climbing One Step at a Time -- FPM
Feb 1, 2010 - Start training by rebuilding a piece of your practice; eventually you'll be able to rebuild the whole.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2010/0100/p7.html
Clinical Assistant Responsibilities in a Routine Visit
...1 of 1 FPM Toolbox To find more practice resources, visit https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolbox. Developed by Peter Anderson, MD. Copyright © 2008 American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians may duplicate or adapt for use in their own practices; all other rights reserved. Related...
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Clinical Decision Support From EDHome -- FPM
May 1, 1999 - This installment in an ongoing series of brief web-site reviews will describe a site from the National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics that offers access to more than 50 clinical decision-support tools for tasks such as computing MI probability, calculating body mass or ...
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/1999/0500/p52.html
Clinical Decision Support: Using Technology to Identify Patients' Unmet Needs -- FPM
Apr 1, 2012 - The presenting problem is often just the tip of the iceberg.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2012/0300/p22.html
Clinical Decision Tools -- FPM Toolbox
Apr 27, 2016 - Download algorithms, calculators, and other tools to help you treat hypertension, adjust warfarin levels, and more.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/toolBox/viewToolType.htm?toolTypeId=29
Close that physician-staff divide -- FPM
Practice leaders need to bridge the dual organizations within their offices to achieve peak performance. Three strategies will help.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/inpractice/entry/closing_the_physician-staff_divide.html
Closing the Physician-Staff Divide: A Step Toward Creating the Medical Home -- FPM
Apr 1, 2008 - If your staff's job is to keep patients moving through the system and yours is to take care of the patients they supply, your practice is flawed.
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https://www.aafp.org/fpm/2008/0400/p20.html
CMC-Elizabeth Family Medicine wins 2014 FPM Practice Improvement Award -- FPM
CMC-Elizabeth Family Medicine wins 2014 FPM Practice Improvement Award
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cmc_elizabeth_family_medicine_wins.html
CME Policy and Procedures for Conflicts of Interest
CME Policy and Procedures for Full Disclosure and Identification and Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/fpm/aafp-coi-form.pdf
CMS 1500 claim form gets an update -- FPM
CMS 1500 claim form gets an update
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_1500_claim_form_gets.html
CMS again offers QPP data reporting relief, but this time it's not automatic -- FPM
Practices participating in MIPS that have been significantly impacted by the public health emergency can apply for the Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/qpp_relief.html
CMS aligning Medicaid and Medicare home health requirements -- FPM
CMS aligning Medicaid and Medicare home health requirements
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_aligning_medicaid_and_medicare.html
CMS and CDC release guidance on counseling patients tested for COVID-19 -- FPM
Counseling patients about the importance of isolating, in particular, can help reduce transmission of the illness.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/covid_test_counseling.html
CMS answers billing questions on advance care planning -- FPM
CMS answers billing questions on advance care planning
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_answers_questions_on_advance.html
CMS answers more key questions on telehealth billing during COVID-19 -- FPM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updated a frequently asked questions page with new guidance on billing Medicare during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/medicare_may_faqs.html
CMS answers questions about chronic care management -- FPM
CMS answers questions about chronic care management
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_answers_questions_about_chronic.html
CMS answers your questions about ICD-10 testing -- FPM
CMS answers your questions about ICD-10 testing
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_answers_your_questions_about.html
CMS approves new codes for Transitional Care Management -- FPM
CMS approves new codes for Transitional Care Management
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_approves_new_codes_for.html
CMS awards millions to help small practices succeed in the QPP -- FPM
CMS awards millions to help small practices succeed in the QPP
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_awards_millions_to_help.html
CMS beefing up screening of Medicare-enrolled providers -- FPM
CMS beefing up screening of Medicare-enrolled providers
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_beefing_up_screening_of.html
CMS clarifies documentation for teaching physicians' E/M services -- FPM
Physicians who bill for E/M services while teaching medical students may face some changes under newly clarified federal guidelines.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/teaching_physician_services.html
CMS clarifies the new lab reporting requirement -- FPM
CMS clarifies the new lab reporting requirement
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_clarifies_the_new_lab.html
CMS considers coverage and payment for some HPV testing -- FPM
CMS considers coverage and payment for some HPV testing
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_considers_coverage_and_payment.html
CMS considers separate payment for advance care planning -- FPM
CMS considers separate payment for advance care planning
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_considers_payment_for_advance.html
CMS continues addressing questions about CCM -- FPM
CMS continues addressing questions about CCM
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_continues_addressing_questions_about.html
CMS encourages you to register now to review Open Payments later -- FPM
CMS encourages you to register now to review Open Payments later
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_encourages_you_to_register.html
CMS enforcing new rules for Medicare Part-D prescribers – but gives more time -- FPM
CMS enforcing new rules for Medicare Part-D prescribers - but gives more time
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_enforcing_new_rules_for.html
CMS expands prior authorization for DME -- FPM
CMS expands prior authorization for DME
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_expands_prior_authorization_for.html
CMS extends cease fire on referring/ordering edits -- FPM
CMS extends cease fire on referring/ordering edits
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_extends_cease_fire_on.html
CMS extends deadline for QRUR informal reviews -- FPM
CMS extends deadline for QRUR informal reviews
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_extends_deadline_for_qrur.html
CMS extends deadline to review value modifier and PQRS results -- FPM
CMS extends deadline to review value modifier and PQRS results
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_extends_deadline_to_review.html
CMS extends preview period for Physician Compare -- FPM
Technical problems have forced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend the deadline for physicians wanting to review the information about them and their practices that the agency plans to be release publicly through the Physician Compare website.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/CMS_extends_preview_period_for_Physician_Compare.html
CMS extends QRUR informal review period again -- FPM
CMS extends QRUR informal review period again
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_extends_qrur_informal_review.html
CMS finalizes rule for returning Medicare overpayments -- FPM
CMS finalizes rule for returning Medicare overpayments
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_finalizes_rule_for_returning.html
CMS finds errors in MIPS payment adjustments -- FPM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it is working to fix errors in how this year's MIPS payment adjustments were applied to some physicians.
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/incorrect_MIPS_payment.html
CMS fixing processing errors on vaccine and mammogram claims -- FPM
CMS fixing processing errors on vaccine and mammogram claims
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_fixing_errors_on_vaccines.html
CMS gives physicians more time to attest to 2015 meaningful use -- FPM
CMS gives physicians more time to attest to 2015 meaningful use
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_gives_physicians_more_time.html
CMS giveth and Congress taketh away -- FPM
CMS giveth and Congress taketh away
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_giveth_and_congress_taketh.html
CMS institutes a reprieve in RAC operations -- FPM
CMS institutes a reprieve in RAC operations
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https://www.aafp.org/journals/fpm/blogs/gettingpaid/entry/cms_institutes_a_reprieve_in.html