We are writing to remind you that on Monday, March 24, 2025, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is extending its MIPS data submission deadline for the 2024 performance period in response to the ongoing national intravenous (IV) fluid shortage. New Deadlines The new 2024 MIPS Submission Deadline is Monday, April 14, 2025, at 8:00…
We are writing to make you aware that on Monday, March 24, 2025, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is extending its MIPS data submission deadline for the 2024 performance period in response to the ongoing national intravenous (IV) fluid shortage. New Deadlines The new 2024 MIPS Submission Deadline is Monday, April 14, 2025, at…
As you are our valued partner, we are pleased to help you stay informed about the regulatory program changes surrounding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program for 2025 dates of service. The measure details can be found here. A brief review of each ASCQR measure, from the ASC application standpoint, is…
The 2025 CPT updates will take effect on January 1, 2025. We plan for the updated CPT codes from the American Medical Association (AMA) to be available in gGastro® on January 1, 2025. Please click here to access the Physician Fee Schedule and click here for a list of CPT/HCPCS Codes available from the CMS website.
Please be advised that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2025 ICD-10-CM codes to be used for patient encounters occurring between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025. The 2025 updates to ICD-10-CM codes will take effect on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. We plan to make the updated ICD-10-CM codes available in gGastro® as of…
We are writing to inform you that on Friday, March 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reopened the MIPS Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances (EUC) application for the 2023 performance year in response to the Change Healthcare (CHC) cyberattack that occurred in late February 2024. This is an effort to provide relief to MIPS-eligible clinicians impacted by…
Telehealth Encounters and 2020 MIPS eCQM Reporting Dear Valued Clients: CMS has released new guidance on telehealth encounters for eligible clinicians who submit MIPS data using eCQMs for the 2020 performance period. The telehealth guidance document is available on the eCQI Resource Center for Eligible Clinicians under the 2020 Reporting/Performance Year. CMS’s guidance on telehealth encounters includes an updated list of eCQMs…
ICD-10 Code Updates Take Effect on October 1, 2020 Please be advised that CMS has released the 2021 ICD-10 codes to be used for discharges and patient encounters occurring between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021. The 2021 updates to ICD-10 codes will take effect on Thursday, October 1, 2020. We plan for the updated ICD-10 Codes to be…
The most recent guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) specify that billing codes should be generated based on pathology confirmation diagnoses, which is not often available at the time of the service. gGastro is updated to generate billing codes within the Coding Advisor in accordance this latest CMS…