Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Feds Release New Patients Over Paperwork Newsletter
After months with little communication on the flagship initiative to reduce administrative burdens in healthcare, Medicare finally released a new Patients Over Paperwork newsletter. The latest issuance is chock full of details on what the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been doing to cut down providers’ paperwork. The release covers these hot topics: See the newsletter at www.cms.gov/files/document/november-2019-patients-over-paperwork-newsletter.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Quality Payment Program:
Feds Nix Some MIPS 2020 Proposals in Final Rule
Hint: Get ready for MIPS Value Pathways in 2021. Medicare offers few surprises in its [...] - Compliance:
MAC Offers Insight on Top Part B Errors
Tip: Ensure the primary EOB is correct for MSP claims. Many Part B providers find [...] - Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers:
HICNs Set to Reject on Jan. 1
Tip: Help your patients get their MBIs ASAP. In less than a month, the feds [...] - Reader Question:
Don't Forget BAs Are Liable for HIPAA Breaches, Too
Question: We know that our practice must comply with the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule and notify [...] - Reader Question:
Avoid Deviating From the Dictation Report Diagnoses
Question: I’ve got a report without a diagnosis that meets the CPT® code’s Local Coverage [...] - Industry Note:
Faulty Reconciliation Policy Cost Feds Millions
Outlier behavior can prove problematic for providers, but also for the federal programs that govern [...] - Industry Note:
Applications Are Open for Direct Contracting Models
If you’re interested in being part of Medicare’s risk and reward revolution, a Direct Contracting [...] - Industry Note:
Feds Release New Patients Over Paperwork Newsletter
After months with little communication on the flagship initiative to reduce administrative burdens in healthcare, [...]
