decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2013 Issue 12 (December)
Online only: Medicare delays incident-to, e-prescribing provisions in 2014 fee schedule
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Article Overview
This article explains a set of CMS timing changes affecting Medicare physician fee schedule provisions and related regulatory sections. It is relevant to coders, billing staff, compliance teams, and other healthcare professionals who track Medicare rule implementation dates, coverage-related updates, and administrative changes. The article presents the affected regulatory provisions by new effective or applicability date and groups them by the timing changes announced.
Why This Topic Matters
Changes to effective dates can affect when organizations must update workflows, policies, and compliance processes tied to Medicare reimbursement and coverage administration. Readers who follow CMS rulemaking need this information to stay aligned with implementation timelines and regulatory responsibilities.
Article Sections
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Provisions effective or applicable Jan. 27
This section lists the regulatory provisions whose effective or applicability dates were delayed to late January. It covers Medicare payment, coverage, incident-to, and administrative topics across multiple federal regulation sections.
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Provisions effective January 1, 2015
This section lists the regulatory provisions whose effective or applicability dates were delayed until the start of 2015. It includes Medicare coverage administration and electronic prescribing-related regulatory updates.
What You Will Learn
- Which Medicare physician fee schedule provisions had delayed implementation dates
- How CMS grouped the affected provisions by new timing
- What regulatory subject areas were included in the timing changes
- Which broad Medicare policy areas were affected by the postponements
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing specialists
- Revenue cycle staff
- Compliance officers
- Practice administrators
- Healthcare policy analysts
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