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Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
2003 Newsletter
DIAGNOSIS CODING: Be Very Virtuous When Submitting V Codes
Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
DIAGNOSIS CODING:
Be Very Virtuous When Submitting V Codes
Published on Thu May 22, 2003
Other Articles in this issue of
Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
DIAGNOSIS CODING:
Be Very Virtuous When Submitting V Codes
REIMBURSEMENT:
MedPAC Stands by Physician Pay Raise Recommendation
CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE:
CMS Reverses CCI Edits for TEE
When the doors of reimbursement close on a procedure you perform regularly, don't despair. Sometimes [...]
DIAGNOSIS CODING:
When Can V Codes Stand Alone?
How long after you remove a tumor can it serve as the primary diagnosis for [...]
TELEMEDICINE:
Telemedicine, Regular Medicine Both Have Same Result
What's the difference between counseling someone on managing her diabetes via video and in person? [...]
FRAUD & ABUSE:
OIG May Dislocate Your Joint Venture
Durable medical equipment companies won a starring role in the HHS Office of Inspector General's [...]
COVERAGE:
CMS Plans to Reach Out for Tech Advice
If you think you're having a hard time keeping up with the galloping advances in [...]
LMRPS:
Carriers Unveil Spate of Draft LMRPs
Need summer beach reading? Your carrier may have just the thing. Carriers are putting out [...]
INCIDENT-TO BILLING:
Ask Your Local Carrier About Incident-To Requirements
How far away from a physician can nonphysician practitioners stray before incident-to billing goes away? [...]
CODING:
Are You Using Modifier -59 Correctly? Quick Test Will Say for Sure
If you're slapping modifier -59 on your claims like there's no tomorrow, doomsday could in [...]
COMPLIANCE:
Drugmaker Guidance Could Have Wide Reach to Physicians
If you're accepting free services or payments as an inducement to prescribe a particular drug, [...]
DIAGNOSIS CODING:
CDC Readies New ICD-9 Codes
Starting in October, you could have a whole new way to look at Pap smear [...]
Physicians Still Lag on HIPAA, Survey Says
The compliance deadline for the HIPAAprivacy rule has come and gone - but physicians still [...]
E-CONSULTS:
ACP Seeks to Put 'E' in Medicare
DOCTOR'S NOTES:
Physician Payment Reforms Could Be on the Way
Don't panic! That's the message one prominent Washington law firm is sending physicians. At press [...]
Look Twice at These 5 JV Warning Signs
You should take notice if your joint venture exhibits any of the following five elements, [...]
UPCODING:
E/M Upcoding Leads to $1.36 Million Payout
Here's one more reason to be sure your evaluation and management coding practices are up [...]
COMPLIANCE:
'Set-In-Advance' Stark Setback Buys Physicians Time
Teaching hospitals and medical foundations bracing for a potential paperwork nightmare July 7 received a [...]
Montana Blues Sings Apologetic Song
One carrier took April Fools' Day a little too far this year, it now admits. [...]
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