WAHO is raising its advocacy voice on state and federal issues.
We are actively working to ensure that the voice of oncology in Wisconsin is heard. Explore our website for the latest updates in oncology and healthcare-related legislation in Wisconsin, discover WAHO's advocacy on the state and federal level, and more.
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Implementing the New CMS Reimbursement Billing Codes for Patient Navigation Services
As of January 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced new codes so that Medicare could reimburse for patient navigation services. To address challenges of implementation, the Association of Cancer Care Centers, in partnership with WAHO and 11 other state societies from AZ, CO, IN, IA, NV, NM, NY, NC, SC, WA and WY, has a 4-part webinar series, Implementing the New CMS Reimbursement Billing Codes for Patient Navigation Services, hosted by Teri Bedard of Revenue Cycle Coding Strategies.
The New CMS Navigation Reimbursement Billing Codes: A 101
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule included 7 new codes specific to care management. This webinar reviews how these differ from the care management codes available from the American Medical Association, common questions, and challenges for implementing these new codes.
Access a PDF of the slides here.
Principal Illness Navigation (PIN) Services Documentation, Coding, and Billing
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule includes four new codes specific to Principal Illness Navigation–Peer Support. With these new codes, providers will be able to bill for the services of navigators, social workers, and support personnel. This webinar goes into a deep dive, reviewing components of the new codes, answering common questions, and addressing challenges for providers.
Access a PDF of the slides here.
AMA CPT® Coding Update for Oncology Navigation Services and The Cancer Moonshot
The American Medical Association (AMA) released a coding update for oncology navigation services in alignment with The Cancer Moonshot program. Featuring discussion on the updates and guidelines from the AMA and review of the components of the AMA’s codes, how these differ from the codes from CMS, and challenges for providers.
Access a PDF of the slides here.
CHI & SDOH Risk Assessment Documentation, Coding, and Billing for Oncology Providers and Administrators & Series Wrap-up
The 2024 Physician Fee Schedule includes seven new codes specific to CHI services, SDOH Risk Assessment, and Principal Illness Navigation–Peer Support. With these new codes, providers can bill for the services of navigators, social workers, and support personnel. This final installment reviews the components of these new codes, common questions, and challenges for providers.
Access a PDF of the slides here.
ASCO® Advocacy Summit
April 16-17, 2024
Kurt Oettel, MD, Past President for Wisconsin Association of Hematology and Oncology (WAHO), Named Advocacy Champion by the Association for Clinical Oncology
Kurt Oettel, MD, Past President of WAHO meets with Rep Derrick F. Van Orden
The Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) named Dr. Kurt Oettel as an Advocacy Champion during the 2024 ASCO Advocacy Summit in April. Advocacy Champions are ASCO volunteers who have made meaningful contributions to the Association’s advocacy activities throughout the year to ensure that every patient with cancer has access to high-quality, equitable cancer care no matter who they are or where they live. Advocates speak with federal lawmakers and agencies, send personalized letters to Members of Congress through ASCO’s ACT Network, engage with state lawmakers on policy priorities at the state-level, and host site visits for lawmakers in their home states and districts.
Throughout the past year, Dr. Oettel as chair of the Policy Committee for WAHO and has worked on Policy in Wisconsin that would affect cancer patients along with federal policy.
Kurt Oettel, MD is Director, Gundersen Health System Cancer Center. For more news, advocacy, and analysis on cancer policy, please visit asco.org/ascoaction.