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Follow Special Procedure Coding Rules for Hurricane Michael Victims

Published on Fri Oct 19, 2018

Watch for Medicare waivers and modifiers. If you’re a general surgery practice operating in the middle of a disaster area or otherwise treating disaster victims, you need to know some special rules to make sure you get the pay you deserve. Status: On Oct. 9, HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar issued a Public Health Emergency (PHE) for Florida and Georgia [...]
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