Monitor Mondays

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 D