Proposed rule threatens big cut for MPFS conversion factor. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule. There’s a lot of information in the 900-plus pages, but [...]
The idea of value-based purchasing may not be as trendy in policy circles as it once was, but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t find yourself under the Home Health VBP system sooner than you think. The Centers for Medicare & [...]
The long-term care industry is battling dropping occupancy rates while needing to boost staffing to meet quality measures. If you’re looking around your facility and seeing more open beds than you remembered in the past, it’s not just your imagination. [...]
One ophthalmologist in our sampling would lose $39,000 a year under the new proposal. Although eye care practices have the option of reporting either ophthalmological services codes or E/M codes for their patient encounters, many ophthalmologists and optometrists bill the [...]
Learn how common coding mistakes can hurt your practice budget. As the healthcare industry becomes more complex, providers must be willing to adapt to the new initiatives. Sometimes that means hiring certified staff members that know what they’re doing, or [...]
Hint: Hire certified staff and investing in new software. Improper coding, inexperienced coders, and outdated training can put your revenue at risk. Guard against these issues with these expert tips. 1. Stay Abreast of the New ICD-10 Changes Even though [...]
Learn how common coding mistakes can hurt your practice budget. As the healthcare industry becomes more complex, providers must be willing to adapt to the new initiatives. Sometimes that means hiring certified staff members that know what they’re doing, or [...]
Tighten up your practice’s compliance plan to ensure audit success. State Medicaid providers have stepped up their audits, prompting pediatric practices to remain vigilant and button up their documentation and recordkeeping. If you’d like some insight into the types of [...]
Plus: Be ready for ICD-10 testing this week. If you collected $8.10 every time you spent a dollar, you’d ramp up your efforts to spend and collect more, right? That’s the logic that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is using [...]
You can expect the Department of Jus-tice to keep the heat on Medicare providers. "The Justice Department’s Medicare Fraud Strike Force has set record numbers for health care prosecutions in Fiscal Year 2013," the DOJ crows in a release. "The [...]
