Avoid using truncated codes. Dragging your feet to incorporate the latest ICD-10-CM codes could lead to denials for services covered by Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCDs). Change Request (CR) 11491 describes changes to four NCDs that might impact coverage for [...]
See which updates are coming in 2020. Stay informed on recent updates to the to National Coverage Determinations (NCDs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released MLN Matters® 11491 and Change Request (CR) 11491, which includes nine [...]
You’ll see some changes to NCD 20.9.1 “Ventricular Assist Devices.” CMS recently released MLN Matters® 11491 and Change Request (CR) 11491, which made changes to several National Coverage Determination (NCDs). You will see nine changes in all, and five of [...]
Get the scoop on the nearly here 2020 ICD-10-CM changes. CMS recently released the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out some of the new codes you may [...]
Dig into new atrial fibrillation codes I48.11 and I48.19. CMS recently published its list of the new ICD-10 2020 codes, but they won’t go into effect until Oct. 1, 2019. Read on to check out how these new codes and [...]
Care planning-related deficiencies top surveyors’ lists. The survey climate for hospices is getting worse, and that trend is only bound to intensify in the wake of the HHS Office of Inspector General’s latest reports on hospice surveys. So indicates the [...]
If you meet certain survey criteria, the watchdog agency wants extra eyes on you. Policy- and lawmakers will refer to statistics from the HHS Office of Inspector General’s latest reports on hospice surveys when deciding on a multiple of topics [...]
Hint: Though they both deal with referrals, Stark and AKS are not the same. As the OIG and their cohorts home in on criminals who abuse CMS and its programs, the need for a greater understanding of the nuances of [...]
Strong documentation will help with damage control and the FCA. When it comes to coding and billing, tipping the scalesin your favor will land your practice in hot water. Not only does this common error cause financial strife, it is [...]
Concise notes decrease the chance of billing errors. Perennially, the OIG ranks upcoding at the top of its Medicare abuse list. Not only does this common error cause financial strife, it also lands providers in hot water under the Federal [...]
