Pointer: Bulk up your observation and assessment support. You may realize that proving medical necessity for skilled nursing visits is critical to obtaining your rightful reimbursement, but what can you do to actually achieve it? Smart home health agencies should [...]
And make sure you have a policy in place. “The only constant in life,” an ancient philosopher once observed, “is change.” As they navigate the physical and developmental transitions from childhood to adulthood, adolescents know this all too well. As [...]
Section GG to expand. Get ready to put some serious resources into OASIS education and training in 2018, thanks to new requirements spelled out in the 2018 HH PPS Final Rule. On One Hand: Burden Lifted The Centers for Medicare [...]
20 eligible patients could earn your docs up to $10,000 annually. Physicians referring complex patients your way may be entitled to more Medicare payment for them, and not even know it. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided to [...]
20 eligible patients could earn you up to $10,000 annually … if you follow the criteria to a tee. Practices and facilities that tag-team to support their most complex patients saw a big victory this fall. The Centers for Medicare [...]
Question: Our optometrist saw a glaucoma patient and performed a gonioscopy. The optometrist also took slit lamp photographs to document an iris nevus during the same session. Can we report the procedures separately? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: Normally, you cannot report [...]
There may only be one gonioscopy code, but there are several ways you can sabotage your 92020 claim. Most ophthalmology coders may already know that there’s only one answer to the question “How do you code gonioscopy?” Code 92020 (Gonioscopy [...]
There may only be one gonioscopy code, but there are several ways you can sabotage your 92020 claim. Most optometry coders may already know that there’s only one answer to the question “How do you code gonioscopy?” Code 92020 (Gonioscopy [...]
Question: Our ophthalmologist saw a glaucoma patient and performed a gonioscopy. The ophthalmologist also took slit lamp photographs to document an iris nevus during the same session. Can we report the procedures separately? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: Normally, you cannot report [...]
Question: Our optometrist saw a glaucoma patient and performed a gonioscopy. The optometrist also took slit lamp photographs to document an iris nevus during the same session. Can we report the procedures separately? Kentucky Subscriber Answer: Normally, you cannot report [...]
