Reimbursement

Going Down: Weight Counseling by Primary Care Physicians

by Keith McGuinness Public Health Policy

Despite the fact that an increasing number of Americans are obese or overweight, there’s been a decrease in weight counseling offered by primary care doctors.  This is disturbing, but not surprising. Unless the economic incentive to provide intensive behavioral counseling is sufficient there is little reason to expect physicians to change their priorities. View the [...]

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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendations on Obesity

by Thomas McKnight, MD Physician Tools

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendations on Obesity – The first update since 2003. The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released two final recommendations on obesity screening and behavioral counseling. The first update since 2003.  The first recommends (Grade B) that clinicians screen all adults for obesity, and individuals with [...]

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Obesity Management in the Busy PCP Office: Medical Care and Patient Support Utilizing the New Benefits for Reimbursement

by Keith McGuinness Physician Tools

Joslin Diabetes Center, the world’s preeminent diabetes research and clinical care organization is hosting a course specifically for PCPs that want to make the most of the new CMS reimbursement for obesity counseling. The course is entitled: Obesity Management in the Busy PCP Office: Medical Care and Patient Support Utilizing the New Benefits for Reimbursement. [...]

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Making the Most of Medicare Obesity Reimbursement – thoughts from a coding perspective

by Maureen Brooks Case Studies

I think Medicare picking up the tab for a defined number of visits would be a help to a practice that wants to start-up a new revenue center. I think the PCP who only sees obese patients periodically, and only when they arrive to the office for a Diabetes or HTN check would not necessarily [...]

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Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity: Pub 100-04 Medicare Claims Processing – February 03, 2012

by Keith McGuinness Physician Tools

On February 3, 2012 the CMS Manual System published additional guidance on Medicare claims processing for intensive behavioral counseling. You can download the pdf here: www.cms.gov/transmittals/downloads/R2409CP.pdf. We are interested in your reaction as well as the questions that occur to you as you read the document.

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