Coding, Billing, and Reimbursement
As a chest medicine specialist, it’s important that you stay current on the latest developments in clinical practice and operations. With this, CHEST and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have partnered to form a Joint Clinical Practice Committee. The mission of this group is to monitor, review, comment on, and educate the membership of both societies on coding, billing, and regulatory compliance issues that impact pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine. This group actively participates in the American Medical Association (AMA) RUC and CPT processes and monitors, reviews, and comments on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) coverage and payment policy, as well as advocates with CMS staff for pulmonary, critical care, and sleep services.
Joint CHEST/ATS Coding Webinar on Medicare 2025 Final Rule
Recorded: January 29, 2025
Coding and billing experts from the Joint CHEST/ATS Clinical Practice Committee explain changes in the Medicare 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule that will impact pulmonary and critical care medicine providers.
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Comment and sign-on letters
CHEST Joins Issue Brief in Support of Virtual Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation | February 18, 2025
CHEST joined a stakeholder letter led by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation urging swift congressional action on H.R. 783/S. 248, which seeks to restore and protect access to virtual cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services.
Letter to Congress on Medicare Physician Payments | February 10, 2025
CHEST joined the AMA-led federation in urging Congress to pass the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, eliminating the physician fee schedule conversion factor cuts and adding an inflation adjustment to the payment schedule.
Letter to Congress Supporting Virtual Delivery of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation | December 6, 2024
CHEST joined a letter urging Congress to include a provision codifying in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities as part of year-end telehealth legislation.
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Additional resources
For more information related to clinical practice resources or the Joint Clinical Practice Committee, please contact Suzanne Sletto, ssletto@chestnet.org.