Find out which details can lead to the most specific codes. Many conditions affect the retina, from inflammation and vascular pathologies to retinal detachments and breaks. These conditions are common, and many practices that provide eye care see these problems [...]
Learn the details that lead to maximum code specificity. Retinal conditions run the gamut from inflammation and vascular pathologies to detachment and breaks. Due to their prevalence, most eye care practices see patients with such problems every day, requiring you [...]
Staffing woes apply to nearly everyone — including publicly traded companies. The U.S.’s labor shortage is nothing new, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still a huge headache for hospice providers. Small and medium agencies may find comfort in knowing [...]
Increasing cap overages, ratio of for-profit providers concerns the advisory body. Take a look at the facts and figures the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recently put into policy and lawmakers hands to aid in decision-making about hospice reimbursement and other [...]
MedPAC highlights an average live discharge rate of 43% for 10% of hospices. MedPAC lines up a lot of facts to support its recommendations for a rate freeze and 20 percent cut to the per beneficiary cap. But hospices see [...]
Labor shortage will resolve as COVID recedes, execs predict. For small and medium home health and hospice companies, it may be a comfort to know the critical labor shortage is hitting deep-pocketed chains hard as well. In their most recent [...]
Tip: Ensure BAs have a handle on compliance. If you were just starting to get back into a groove at your practice, you may want to add HIPAA compliance to your staff training to-do list. The HHS Office for Civil [...]
Take this short quiz to evaluate your retinal coding know-how. Most eye care practices see patients with retinal diagnoses at least once a week, but in some cases, it can be hard to nail down the right ICD-10 codes when [...]
Hint: CY 2021 MPFS payments are impacted. After months of stalling, Congress finally passed a COVID relief bill late last month. Several of the law’s provisions concern Medicare, offering Part B providers much-needed assistance. Read on for the breakdown. Now: Following [...]
As part of its recent stimulus efforts, the government decided to promote telehealth with more funding opportunities. After significant negotiations, Congress passed H.R. 133 on Dec. 21, 2020. The bill, which is titled the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, was signed [...]
