
No Surprise Act
Practicefirst would like to share information regarding the No Surprise Act effective January 1, 2022. The information below was provided...

Univera will no longer reimburse preventive codes with problem-oriented codes
Practicefirst was recently notified by Univera of a new administrative policy effective March 15, 2020, to define the coverage and...

2020 CMS Medical Record Changes
Practicefirst would like to notify our clients of important changes as outlined by CMS for CY 2020 regarding Medical Record...

HPSA Incentive Payments; Independent Health HEDIS
HPSA Incentive Payments: 2018 brings a change to the HPSA incentive payments for our clients rendering services in the Dunkirk area. Indepen

CMS Beneficiary ID Changes
As a reminder, Medicare will be making changes to all beneficiary identification numbers beginning in April 2018. The initiative will be...

MVP Reference Guidelines; Excellus Child Health Plus; CMS and Social Security Numbers
MVP REFERENCE GUIDELINES MVP Health Care has created reference guidelines that may provide you and your staff with helpful tools that...

OIG Estimates that CMS Inappropriately Paid $729.4 Million to EPs Who Did Not Meet Meaningful Use Re
In June, the OIG reported that Medicare has paid millions of dollars in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Payments that did not...