New industry-commissioned report shows the dangers of cutting hospice support. For once, an influential advisory board to Congress is recommending a full rate increase for hospices. But that isn’t the end of the story. In its annual March report to [...]
F2F continues to lead denial reasons. Can you afford to get paid for only one out of every three Medicare claims you submit? That's what happened under the second round of the Probe & Educate medical review program, one HHH [...]
Tip: Get to know when you can code fracture care instead of just strapping. With school starting again and student athletes becoming active, your podiatrist is sure to start to bring out the tape to treat injured toes and feet. [...]
Find out when you can report an E/M separately. Don’t assume that you have all your bases covered with the one listed CPT® code for Unna boot applications. Take a look at these frequently asked questions, and get the answers [...]
Follow our experts’ 6 simple steps for strapping success. With just one CPT® code -- 29580 -- for Unna boot applications, it may seem like you’ve got reimbursement all laced up. But there’s more to the story, including associated procedures, the proper [...]
Follow our experts' 6 simple steps for strapping success.With just one CPT® code -- 29580 -- for Unna boot applications, it may seem like you've got reimbursement all laced up. But there's more to the story, including associated procedures, the proper diagnosis, [...]
Question: The patient is a left-handed woman who had a mastectomy for breast cancer on her right side. She has lymphedema of the right arm. She has residual weakness of her left arm due to a stroke. She takes Tamoxifen [...]
Reviewers shoot down claims for certification,terminal prognosis problems. You could wind up owing money back to Medicare if your documentation on myeloma and lymphoma patients is sloppy. Regional home health intermediary Cahaba GBA is launching a widespread review of hospice [...]
The first of two crucial NPI deadlines hit March 1.If you've been slow to implement National Provider Identifiers, you no longer have a choice.As of March 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires providers to submit an NPI [...]
An audit system is just the ticket to prevent compliance, care plan shortfalls.MDS items that don't jibe raise a red flag for coding and care plan woes - or quality indicators/measures that will be off the mark.Isabella Geriatric Center in [...]
