Also: check out the new guidance for reporting COPD. Last month, we covered the office/outpatient time changes you can expect in 2024, but can you recall the new ICD-10 codes that took effect Apr. 1, 2023? How about the ones [...]
And discover which codes are now unbillable parent codes. What happens outside a patient’s point of care can have a significant impact on their overall health and well-being. And thanks to the latest ICD-10-CM code update, when your eye care [...]
If your provider suspects — or patients confirm — various social determinants of health (SDoH), financial abuse, maltreatment, or neglect, then, as of April 1, 2023, there are 42 new ICD-10-CM codes to use. Keep reading to find out which [...]
Plus: See how financial difficulty is incorporated into several new codes. Starting April 1, 2023, 42 new ICD-10-CM codes go into effect. Changes were light this time around, but as family practice coders, you’re sure to find many of these [...]
See what the total revenue increase could be for all 7 services. Over the last two months, we’ve looked at four ways to boost revenue for your practice, which could potentially help you adjust care programs, upgrade office equipment, adjust [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tip: Make risk management a priority in 2021. You might think that a pandemic would impede HIPAA enforcement, but you’d be wrong. In fact, as COVID-19 hits its third-wave stride, the feds seem to be trending up rather than down. [...]
Expect COVID-19 rollbacks to factor into policymaking. If you feel like the paperwork requirements for Part B providers have gone through the roof, you’re not alone. However, a new office aims to reel back administrative burdens and better align with [...]
COVID-19 rollbacks, interoperability updates factor into policies. If you feel overwhelmed by the amount of daily paperwork required to run a Medicare practice, you’re not alone. But the feds have some great news that aims to ease some of the [...]
