Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Review MAC Guidance Before Sending That AAP Request
If you plan on applying for the Change Healthcare/ Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) accelerated and advance payments via your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), you may want to check with your MAC before sending your request (see article, p. 1). Why? As new information becomes available about the incident and as the federal response evolves, the MACs continue to make changes to their guidance. For example, Palmetto GBA modified request forms and uploaded new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) under its “Accelerated and Advance Payment Request section” on March 15, the Part B MAC notes in an alert and on its webpage. Additionally, the MAC added more information to the Additional Internet Resource section.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Cybersecurity:
CMS Offers Support Amidst Change Healthcare Attack
Crucial: Connect with your MAC and other payers for additional advice. If you’re scrambling financially [...] - HIPAA:
OCR Warns Entities About Prioritizing Cybersecurity
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Measure Your Cost Category Knowledge
Tip: Understand there’s more than one type of measure in Cost. Mastering the Merit-Based Incentive [...] - Part B Coding Coach:
Debunk These 3 Common Allergy Coding Myths
Remember to report the cause of asthma exacerbation. With allergy season in full swing, you’ll [...] - Pocket This ICD-10-CM Update For Asthma Coding
Changes are effective starting April 1. This past January, the Centers for Disease Control and [...] - Industry Notes:
Review MAC Guidance Before Sending That AAP Request
If you plan on applying for the Change Healthcare/ Optum Payment Disruption (CHOPD) accelerated and [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Reopens 2023 MIPS EUC Application
If you’ve been impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack and you can prove it’s affected [...]
