Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Program Transmittal Roundup
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an Aug. 27 transmittal (CR 3418) that the payment limits for HCPCS drug code J1000 (Injection, Depo-estradiol cypionate, up to 5 mg) will be updated for dates of service Jan. 1, 2004 and on or before Dec. 31, 2004. The implementation date is Sept. 27, 2004.
In other recent transmittals, CMS:
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Ambulatory:
New Changes On Tap For OPPS In '05
Observation guidelines and drugs receive federal scrutiny.
Be prepared: The Medicare Modernization Act is now in [...] - Long-Term Care:
'Under Arrangement' Clarification Could Aid SNFs
September ODF promises relief from confusion for nursing homes.
Don't look now, but the Centers for [...] - Hospitals:
ER Admissions Staff Won't Have To Double As INS
CMS finally agrees: Immigration and emergency care don't mix
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...] - Rehab:
IRFs Can Keep In The Clear With These Strategies
Putting skill in skilled service notes is the best audit protection.
If inpatient rehab facility managers [...] - Long-Term Care:
Fix Certification Errors With These Three Easy Steps
Nursing homes don't need to repeat the same mistakes.
If long-term care providers aren't certain their [...] - Home Care:
HHAs Get Ready For Revamped Appeals Process
New 'QIC' step could bring quicker objective review.
Medicare is again tinkering with its appeals processes, [...] - Enforcement Watch:
Operation Wheeler Dealer Rolls Over Houston Doc
Providers should make sure their paperwork can stand up to increased scrutiny.
The Texas fraud indictments [...] - Hospitals:
How To Bulletproof A Hospital's Staffing Compliance
2 crucial compliance steps you can't do without.
Even if a hospital has buckled down on [...] - Program Transmittal Roundup
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an Aug. 27 transmittal (CR 3418) [...] - Bill Watch
Bills introduced in the House: HR 5157. A bill to amend title II of the [...]
