NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC DRG Code 987
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- Practice Management: Maximize All Services Rendered, Increase Your Bottom Line (Part 2) - (Nov 10, 2022)
Look for comprehensive payment information for each service. Last month we looked at two ways your practice can bring in more income to upgrade office equipment, adjust care programs, and improve patient outcomes. This month we explore two more revenue-increasing [...]
- Diagnosis Coding: Lack Of Coding Specificity In Feds’ Crosshairs, Rule Indicates - (Jul 13, 2021)
Plus: Skyrocketing utilization shows one reason why the industry is singled out for scrutiny. Don’t be surprised to see Medicare start putting certain diagnoses on the no-code list for hospice patients. In the rule published in the April 14 Federal [...]
- Know Your Facts: Watch For Diagnosis Coding Crackdown Ahead For Hospices - (Apr 30, 2021)
Plus: For-profit hospices continue to proliferate, to CMS’ apparent chagrin. Hospices have been able to keep up with industry statistics thanks to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual report to Congress, but Medicare’s new hospice proposed rule signals action may [...]
- Industry Notes: HOME CARE CHAINS RUN UP REVENUES WHILE PROFITS LANGUISH - (Apr 18, 2006)
Publicly traded home care companies are seeing bigger and bigger revenues, but that may not translate into bigger profits.Gentiva Health Services Inc. announced a big jump in revenues for the quarter ended April 2. The Melville, NY-based giant reported $243.2 [...]