Key stakeholders met to discuss ‘interconnectedness’ of U.S. healthcare system. With reports suggesting that UnitedHealth Group (UHG) forked over more than $22 million to Russian hackers Blackcat to alleviate the fallout from a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, it [...]
Key stakeholders met to discuss ‘interconnectedness’ of U.S. healthcare system. With reports suggesting that UnitedHealth Group (UHG) forked over more than $22 million to Russian hackers Blackcat to alleviate the fallout from a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, it [...]
MACs and other payers roll out reimbursement relief options as OCR launches investigation. Heads are going to roll — and major penalties are likely going to be levied — thanks to a government investigation into the UnitedHealth Group/Change Healthcare ransomware [...]
Do good results matter when not enough patients sign up? The Medicare Care Choices Model received multiple positive results, but it served so few people that it might not matter much. The pros: MCCM saves Medicare money. “Among enrollees who [...]
Familiarizing yourself with recent coding updates will be the key to a successful new year. Throughout 2023, Podiatry Coding Alert has worked hard to educate you on the new codes, especially the significant shift in time coding for office/outpatient evaluation [...]
Also: check out the new guidance for reporting COPD. Last month, we covered the office/outpatient time changes you can expect in 2024, but can you recall the new ICD-10 codes that took effect Apr. 1, 2023? How about the ones [...]
Familiarizing yourself with recent coding updates will be the key to a successful new year. Over the past year, you’ve learned about newly introduced codes and a major change when it comes to coding for time during office/outpatient evaluation and [...]
And discover which codes are now unbillable parent codes. What happens outside a patient’s point of care can have a significant impact on their overall health and well-being. And thanks to the latest ICD-10-CM code update, when your eye care [...]
If your provider suspects — or patients confirm — various social determinants of health (SDoH), financial abuse, maltreatment, or neglect, then, as of April 1, 2023, there are 42 new ICD-10-CM codes to use. Keep reading to find out which [...]
Question: Have new codes been recently added to ICD-10-CM? I thought new codes only came into effect on October 1 every year. Tennessee Subscriber Answer: Historically, ICD-10-CM released new codes annually for use effective October 1, but in September 2021, the Centers [...]
