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Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

REIMBURSEMENT:

MedPAC Stands by Physician Pay Raise Recommendation

Published on Thu May 22, 2003

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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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