Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
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Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- PHYSICIANS:
Doctors Get Extra Document Postprocessing RVU
Likely pay cut offset by some RVU bumps.
Physicians can't count on new CPT codes until [...] - PHYSICIANS:
CMS Issues E/M Coding Checklist
If three years have passed since his last visit, he's a new patient again.
Heads up, [...] - MEDICAID:
'Toolkit' Improves Developmental Delay Care
CHSC resource shows best practices for dealing with poor children.
One organization has not only raised [...] - HOSPITALS:
Facilities Must Consider Post-Merger Provider Numbers
CCR depends on new facility's number.
Hospitals that have recently undergone a merger with another facility [...] - MEDICARE ADVANTAGE:
Bush Promises To Veto MA-Cutting Bill
White House pressuring Congress on PPO inducement measures.
President Bush has vowed to veto the Senate [...] - SPECIAL REPORT:
AVIAN BIRD FLU--Outbreak Of Criticism Follows Flu Plan Announcement
Democratic senator points out 'gaping hole' in Bush flu strategy.
On the heels of President Bush's [...] - SPECIAL REPORT:
AVIAN BIRD FLU--One Skeptic Sees Bright Spots In Flu Plan
Leading critic wants more funds to prepare for potential pandemic.
For years, many Democratic leaders have [...] - PHARMACEUTICALS:
Inhalation Drug Therapy Fee Falls To CMS Knife
Care management activities not part of Medicare benefit, agency says.
In a move that left respiratory [...] - PHARMACEUTICALS:
Demo On Tap For Inhalation Therapy
CMS says program open to providers, doctors, therapy companies.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [...] - ENFORCEMENT WATCH:
OIG Has Carriers Sharpening Corrective Action Plans
HHS wants physician-tracking systems up to snuff.
Insurance carriers' progressive corrective action tracking systems can't show [...] - HOME HEALTH:
PPS Update Not Yet Set For HHAs
Published 2006 rates may not be here to stay.
Home health providers should not get too [...] - BILL WATCH
The following bills were introduced in the Senate: S. 1951. A bill to amend the [...] - News You Can Use:
Circle the ICD-10 Release Date on Your Calendar
Move full steam ahead for the Oct. 1, 2015 deadline for the release of ICD-10, [...]
