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Question: What is the current status of the PHE for COVID-19, and when can we expect it to end? Mississippi Subscriber Answer: With no immediate end in sight for the pandemic, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra extended [...]

Vaccine administration payment, telehealth, under Medicare’s microscope. Given the current state of the pandemic, it’s not surprising that the two most significant issues for pediatric practices addressed in the Medicare Program; CY 2022 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule [...]

Question: Will the recent telehealth expansion rules expire when the public health emergency (PHE) ends? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: Maybe. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two interim final rules in March and May that streamlined telehealth [...]

Question: Will the recent telehealth expansion rules expire when the public health emergency (PHE) ends? New York Subscriber Answer: Maybe. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two interim final rules in March and May that streamlined telehealth [...]

Question: Will the recent telehealth expansion rules expire when the public health emergency (PHE) ends? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: Maybe. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two interim final rules in March and May that streamlined telehealth [...]

Work your way through two examples to drive the point home. While submitting to the payer using an unlisted CPT® code is always a last resort, working within the parameters of the CPT® manual often leaves you no choice in [...]

Question: Our lab performed a basic metabolic panel (total calcium), followed by two sodium tests on the same date for a 70-year-old female patient. The patient was hospitalized following hip replacement surgery, and her initial sodium level was 115 mmol [...]

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 [...]

Tip: Focus on the nail to make an accurate choice. Test your knowledge on the multitude of codes for open wound of the toe by looking at the questions below. Remember that damage to toenail and associated infections are distinguishing [...]