The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/resource-based relative value scale (MPFS/RBRVS) regulations were formally published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2018. The Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Payment Classifications (OPPS/APCs) was released two days prior. Both were reported by RACmonitor.  Although you can expect the final changes to published in early November, for a contemporary analysis listen to Duane Abbey during this edition of Monitor Mondays.  Duane Abbey is president of Abbey and Abbey Consulting, Inc., and is RACmonitor contributing editor and a frequent panelist on Monitor Mondays. 

The broadcast rundown also will include:

• Monday Focus: Shannon DeConda, founder and president of the National Alliance of Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS) as well as president of coding and billing services and a partner at DoctorsManagement, LLC, reports on the reaction to the proposed overhaul of the E&M guidelines by CMS.

• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser with Fredrikson & Byron reports on another example of a potentially troublesome issue that could pose a risk to your facility.

• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 Physician Advisory Services, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment. Dr. Hirsch will also present the Monitor Mondays Listener Survey.

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