decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2019 Issue 11 (November)
Find full descriptors for new care management services
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Article Overview
This article explains CMS updates related to chronic care management and principal care management services, including the new add-on and principal care management codes that become payable beginning January 1, 2020. It is useful for coding professionals, billers, and care management stakeholders who need to understand the scope of the new descriptors and the CMS context behind them.
Why This Topic Matters
Care management coding changes can affect reporting, reimbursement, and compliance for practices furnishing chronic and principal care management services. This article helps readers identify the relevant CMS update and distinguish the general categories of services discussed.
What You Will Learn
- Which CMS care management service categories are discussed in the update
- What broad types of descriptor information are included for the new codes
- How the article frames the relationship between chronic care management and principal care management
- What implementation date is associated with the CMS payment change
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Compliance professionals
- Practice managers
- Clinicians involved in care management
Codes Discussed
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