Bio

Kate Thomas is the senior director of advocacy and reimbursement for the American Academy of Audiology.

Articles

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CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | Speak Up! Help Establish the Value of Your Professional Services

By Paul Pessis and Kate Thomas Each November, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes the Medicare Physician…

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CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | Updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2018

By Kate Thomas On November 2, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee…

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CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | Audiology Organizations Address FAQs in New Coding Document

By Kate Thomas Members of the American Academy of Audiology’s Coding and Reimbursement Committee (CRC) and the Practice Policy Advisory…

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CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | Communication with the Coding and Reimbursement Committee: How Members Contribute to Payer-Policy Advocacy

By Kate Thomas Many of you may be familiar with, or may have even used, the Academy’s e-mail box for…

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CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT | Important Changes to Quality Reporting for 2017

By Kate Thomas Did you know that at the end of 2016, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) ended and…

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AUDIOLOGY ADVOCATE | Prepare to Engage

By Adam Mehlenbacher, Kate Thomas, and Kitty Werner For the better part of two years, the 2016 presidential election has…

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