9 / 7 / 2023
By Kelly Conroy & Daniela Yusufbekova
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has put forth a proposed rule that outlines significant changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program) for the...
8 / 23 / 2023
By Mike Vandaveer, G. Christopher Louis & Tony Price
Healthcare Real Estate Transactions Mountain Point Medical Center – Salt Lake City, UT. JLL Capital Markets, Medical Properties Group announced the sale of Mountain Point Medical Center, a 60,000 square...
8 / 10 / 2023
By Amy Crenshaw-Pritchett & Robin Peterson, CPC, CPMA
Traditionally, carotid endarterectomy has been the primary method of treating high-grade asymptomatic and symptomatic carotid artery stenosis. However, a minimally invasive technique known as carotid artery stenting (“CAS”) has...
8 / 8 / 2023
By Lori Carlin & Angie Spiros
COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023. Medicare’s coverage of telehealth for outpatient services will be extended through the end of 2024. Patients may continue to...
8 / 3 / 2023
By Amy Crenshaw-Pritchett
While mental health awareness month occurred in May, we need not forget the upcoming changes to Medicare Advantage members in CY 2024 and beyond. On March 31, 2023, The...
8 / 3 / 2023
By Kelly Loya, Lori Carlin & Amy Crenshaw-Pritchett
Pinnacle has reviewed the proposed rule changes for CY2024 related to the Medicare Physician Fee schedule. CMS has also published a fifteen (15) fact-sheet summary. The condensed overview below was...
6 / 26 / 2023
By Lori Carlin
Modifier 25 Scenarios Is your documentation up to par to support Modifier 25? First, you should read The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Correct Coding Initiative...
6 / 14 / 2023
By Amy Crenshaw-Pritchett
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) utilize risk adjustment factors to estimate the cost of Medicare Advantage (“MA”) beneficiaries and those associated costs of providing care. Risk...
3 / 14 / 2023
By David White
In recent years, the healthcare industry has seen a surge in the use of telehealth services, and nephrology is no exception. Remote nephrology, or tele-nephrology, involves the use of...
2 / 22 / 2023
By Mike Vandaveer, G. Christopher Louis, ASA, MAI & Tony Price
The Pinnacle Real Estate Group consists of a combination of professionals who use their extensive experience in both valuation and transaction services within the healthcare real estate industry to...
