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Finally get clarification on Medicare’s rules for E/M service encounters. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled an updated version of its Medicare Learning Network (MLN) “Evaluation and Management Services Guide” last August, after it was previously withdrawn [...]

Key stakeholders met to discuss ‘interconnectedness’ of U.S. healthcare system. With reports suggesting that UnitedHealth Group (UHG) forked over more than $22 million to Russian hackers Blackcat to alleviate the fallout from a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, it [...]

Focus on new CMS prolonged service G codes. No matter your specialty, understanding how to correctly bill evaluation and management (E/M) can mean the difference between getting a denial or not. Knowing how different payers expect these E/M services to [...]

Key stakeholders met to discuss ‘interconnectedness’ of U.S. healthcare system. With reports suggesting that UnitedHealth Group (UHG) forked over more than $22 million to Russian hackers Blackcat to alleviate the fallout from a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, it [...]

MACs and other payers roll out reimbursement relief options as OCR launches investigation. Heads are going to roll — and major penalties are likely going to be levied — thanks to a government investigation into the UnitedHealth Group/Change Healthcare ransomware [...]

And remember: Other payers may adopt these guidelines, too. In many coding roles, knowing how to bill evaluation and management (E/M) services is part and parcel of the job. But having the specialized knowledge to know how to bill services [...]

Finally get clarification on Medicare’s rules for E/M service encounters. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled an updated version of its Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Evaluation and Management Services Guide in August, after it was previously withdrawn [...]

Find out what your provider needs to document for E/M encounters. In February 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) withdrew its Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Evaluation and Management Services Guide. On Aug. 29, 2023, CMS released an [...]

Hint: Get clarification on Medicare’s rules for E/M service encounters. Last August, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finally released an updated version of its Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Evaluation and Management Services Guide, which it had withdrawn [...]

Finally get clarification on Medicare’s rules for E/M service encounters. On Aug. 29, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finally released an updated version of its Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Evaluation and Management Services Guide, which it [...]