Tip: Check VA financial enrollment, then evaluate billing. If you are treating patients under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) and not receiving reimbursement, ensure electronic funds transfer (EFT) is properly set up [...]
Know what should — and what should not — be included. If you are confused about the Excludes notes in ICD-10-CM, you are not alone. Part of the problem lies in the fact that Excludes1 and Excludes2 sound like they [...]
See what the total revenue increase could be for all 7 services. Over the last two months, we’ve looked at four ways to boost revenue for your practice, which could potentially help you adjust care programs, upgrade office equipment, adjust [...]
Demo enrollees averaged 64 days in MCCM. Medicare officials will be making major decisions about whether hospice services still must go to patients who forego curative care based on the Medicare Care Choices Model demonstration project. Take a look at [...]
Entry barriers limit demonstration. The recent revelation that one-quarter of hospice agencies have withdrawn from Medicare’s concurrent care hospice demonstration project speaks volumes about how the demo is going. Hospices “successfully implemented” the Medicare Care Choices Model, which allows hospice-eligible [...]
Nearly 40 percent of demo enrollees also receive HHA services. Whether Medicare will move forward with a concurrent care option for hospice-eligible beneficiaries may eventually depend on the statistics coming out of the Medicare Care Choices Model demonstration project. Take [...]
One-quarter of demo hospice agencies have withdrawn. The findings of a new evaluation report on Medicare’s concurrent care hospice demonstration project are no surprise to most in the industry. Hospices “successfully implemented” the Medicare Care Choices Model, which allows hospice-eligible [...]
Start by exploring catheter, genitourinary hemorrhage, and diagnostic imaging updates. October will bring the first official updates to ICD-10, but information about proposed changes has already been circulated. Thousands of additions, revisions, and deletions are in the latest file, though [...]
Tip: Despite unspecified codes, submit dx with the highest level of specificity. A twin pregnancy is one where the mother carries two fetuses. This may include one placenta and one amniotic sac, one placenta and two amniotic sacs, or two [...]
ICD-10: Find out why you'll have to make a "O" versus "0" distinction in 2013. How should you report a twin cesarean delivery? The answer: 59510 with modifier 22 attached. But that may not always be the case. You'll need [...]
