Latest report has a new look and offers insight into the agency’s top targets. Since 2022, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued 30 reports that target Medicare Advantage compliance, nine specifically in the last year. And a [...]
Latest report has a new look and offers insight into the agency’s top targets. Since 2022, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued 30 reports that target Medicare Advantage compliance, nine specifically in the last year. And a [...]
OIG excludes nearly 1,800 from federal programs in period from October through March. A complicated Medicare home health scam is front and center once again, this time in the HHS Office of Inspector General’s new greatest hits report. “To hold [...]
Look for lots of new options for coding aortic aneurysms. Remember, new ICD-10-CM codes go into effect Oct. 1, annually. Take careful note of these new codes and other code updates to make sure your diagnosis code assignments for these [...]
Hint: You’ll see new code I20.2 for refractory angina pectoris. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes. Not only will you gain 22 new aortic aneurysm codes, but you will also see [...]
Hint: You’ll see new code I20.2 for refractory angina pectoris. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the new ICD-10-CM 2023 codes. Not only will you gain 22 new aortic aneurysm codes, but you will also see [...]
Residents’ representatives can hold a lot of control over residents’ assets and health, so make sure your facility is doing its due diligence in verifying representative status. “Resident representative” is a phrase and role thrown around regularly in nursing facilities [...]
Question: After a level-two evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient, the provider confirms a diagnosis of osteophyte in the patient’s shoulder. What is osteophyte, and how should we code this encounter? Montana Subscriber Answer: Osteophyte is no [...]
Question: After a level-three evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient, the provider confirms a diagnosis of osteophyte in the patient’s shoulder. What is osteophyte, and how should we code this encounter? Michigan Subscriber Answer: Osteophyte is no [...]
Question: After a level-two evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient, the provider confirms a diagnosis of osteophyte in the patient’s shoulder. What is osteophyte, and how should we code this encounter? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: Osteophyte is no [...]
