Today, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to present the inaugural
episode of our new podcast series, CMS: Beyond the Policy. We’ve heard from
stakeholders that they don’t often have time to read lengthy policy
documents and participate in training. During some of our recent outreach
and education efforts we heard first hand from doctors that a podcast would
be a great way to present important, up-to-date information. With the goal
in mind to inform the broadest audience possible about changes and updates
made within CMS, we took that suggestion and created this podcast.
Our first episode focuses
on Evaluation and Management Coding. Last November, CMS finalized changes
in the Calendar Year 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) as part of efforts
to help create a more accessible, affordable and innovative healthcare
system that delivers quality for patients and empowers them to make the
best decisions about their healthcare. The Calendar Year 2019 PFS included
significant changes to how doctors and other clinicians document office and
outpatient visits billed to Medicare.
In the
coming months, we will continue to release new episodes that discuss new
proposals, policies, and programs in this new forum. The first episode of
CMS: Beyond the Policy will be available for download on iTunes and Google
Play in the coming days.
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