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Required Documentation Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physicians

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CMS Seeks Additional Ideas for Reducing Administrative Burdens in Health Care

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) focused once again on reducing the administrative burden for physicians by reviewing and revising regulations. The RFI, published...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Take-Aways from CMS’ Recent Listening Session Regarding E/M Services: Documentation Guidelines and Burden Reduction

On March 21, 2018, a representative from the Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group at the CMS, held a listening session regarding proposed updates to documentation guidelines for Evaluation and Management (“E/M”) Services. The...more

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Recent Case Highlights Risks of Paying Physicians for Routine Duties - Signed writing required, informal documentation may not be...

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Payments to physicians, even for routine, necessary duties, may cause referrals to the entity making the payments to be "prohibited referrals" under the Stark Law. This means the hospital or other entity should not have...more

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