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Medical Societies Unite in Support Prior Authorization Reforms
The American Medical Association (AMA) and 118 leading medical societies united in strong support of the meaningful prior authorization reforms proposed for Medicare Advantage and the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Click here to continue reading.
Prevent Improper Code Bundling with New Medicare Tool
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) procedure-to-procedure (PTP) lookup tool to promote accurate code-bundling and prevent improper payment of Medicare Part B and Medicaid claims when incorrect code combinations are reported. Read more.
Order Multiple COVID Vaccine Categories in New VAOS Process
A new process in the state Vaccine Allocation and Ordering System (VAOS) will significantly reduce the amount of data entry required from physician practices when ordering COVID-19 vaccines. The process, called COVID Open Ordering, allows practices to order multiple categories of vaccines together, rather than having to place separate orders for each vaccine brand and type. Read more.
What’s New in Epilepsy - CDC
CDC is supporting a partnership between the Epilepsy Foundation, Rare Epilepsy Network, and the American Academy of Pediatrics to implement a new Project ECHO.
This ECHO will increase the knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy of providers to effectively diagnose and treat rare or genetic epilepsy, Developmental & Epileptic Encephalopathies, and epilepsy syndromes, as well as their comorbidities. Read more.
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