Is your office being overwhelmed by the number of forms that patients are asking you to complete for insurance, disability, and other purposes? Many physicians are charging a fee for this service. While there is no law that prohibits charging patients for completing forms, there are factors to consider in implementing this practice.

On February 5 of this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a National Coverage Determination (NCD) for Medicare coverage by adding a screening for lung cancer with low dose computed tomography (LDCT) if certain eligibility requirements are met.

In early July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that for a period of one year, it will allow for flexibility in the claims payment, auditing and quality reporting processes as the medical community gains experience using the new ICD-10 code set.