AANEM Practice News Express

Coding and Billing With the New Neuromuscular Ultrasound CPT Code

    4/27/2023
This article takes a deep dive into the new NMUS code, 76883, discussing when it is appropriate to bill and when it is more appropriate to use the previously existing extremity US codes, the clinical documentation required, and specific clinical scenarios.

Patient Safety: Percutaneous Sharp Injuries: Post-Exposure Procedures

    3/20/2023
From the AANEM Quality and Patient Safety Committee: Many healthcare workers, including some of 64% of electrodiagnostic (EDX) physicians who may have experienced a needlestick injury, are unfamiliar with proper post-exposure procedures following percutaneous sharp injury, leading to a greater risk of blood-borne pathogen seroconversion. Read more to learn about the proper post-exposure process.

AANEM Endorsement of the 2023 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Cardiac Amyloidosis

    2/6/2023
AANEM has recently endorsed the 2023 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Cardiac Amyloidosis which became available online Monday, January 23, 2023 with the print copy published in the JACC print issue on March 21.

CMS Finalizes Updates to Physician Fee Schedule

    11/14/2022

On November 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule effective January 1, 2023. AANEM policy staff is diligently reviewing the 3,000+ page rule. Read on for highlights.

Patient Safety: Percutaneous Sharp Injuries: Primary Prevention

    10/18/2022
Patient Safety: Percutaneous Sharp Injuries: Primary Prevention

AANEM Consensus Statement Collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society

    9/14/2022
AANEM Consensus Statement Collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society

AANEM Comments on 2023 Proposed Update to Physician Fee Schedule & QPP

    9/13/2022
AANEM Comments on 2023 Proposed Update to Physician Fee Schedule & QPP
 

Call for Action - Help Avert Reimbursement Cuts!

    8/22/2022
Call for Action - Help Avert Reimbursement Cuts!

Patient Safety: Needle EMG and the Risk of Pneumothorax

    7/8/2022
Needle EMG and the Risk of Pneumothorax

Patient Safety: Statins and Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy

    2/21/2022
A 66 year old man with hypothyroidism is referred for an evaluation of severe muscle pain and proximal leg weakness which started shortly after initiating simvastatin treatment. What is most helpful to differentiate a toxic necrotizing myopathy from an immune mediated necrotizing myopathy?