…umstances MIPS eligible clinicians faced as a result of widespread catastrophic events affecting a region or locale in CY 2017, such as Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria. In addition, this final rule addresses a subset of the changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Acc…

…nsists of six weeks or more of intravenous antibiotics that can lead to adverse events such as acute kidney injury and the development of multidrug resistant bacteria. The applicant reiterated that CERAMENT® G's unique mechanism of action is that it elutes gentamicin (the antimic…

…tes a beneficial outcome, such as the use of intravenous pain medications, or prevents possible complications, such as the use of intravenous blood pressure medications to temporarily replace oral blood pressure medications and reduce the risk of a sudden rise in blood pressure w…

…core plaque, which are critical for predicting strokes and other cardiovascular events. Several commenters recommended using CPT code 0625T ( Automated quantification and characterization of coronary atherosclerotic plaque to assess severity of coronary disease, using data from c…