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To no one’s surprise, the Internal Revenue Service has once again upped its mileage rate. “Beginning on Jan. 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 65.5 cents [...]

Look for comprehensive payment information for each service. Last month we looked at two ways your practice can bring in more income to upgrade office equipment, adjust care programs, and improve patient outcomes. This month we explore two more revenue-increasing [...]

Hint: Hackers are pushing healthcare’s limits. The feds had a banner year in 2018, reporting a record number of data breaches involving the loss of patients’ ePHI. But as data security incidents pile up, it looks like 2019 is set [...]

More than 32 million patients have had their data compromised. If you thought 2018 was a busy year for healthcare hackers, think again. If current data breach trends continue, 2019 will be one for the ages. Background: Breach statistics suggest [...]

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 [...]

Question: Where can I find Medicare’s coverage rules for leadless pacemakers? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: Medicare recently posted a decision memo at this site: www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=285. It should be available in the National Coverage Determinations manual soon. CMS covers leadless pacemakers through Coverage with [...]

Question: A patient who is in treatment for lymphoma has developed anemia. The patient presented for weakness and is now under treatment for anemia. How can we report this condition? Alabama Subscriber Answer: The anemia in the patient is an adverse event [...]

Stay away from the radar of payment penalties with these tips. Are you one of the 400,000 eligible providers who have adopted or are meaningfully using EHRs to date, and enjoying the reduction in meaningful use reporting burden on providers? [...]

Tip: Heeding local payer criteria for testing is crucial for getting paid. If you gastro reports H. pylori tests, you’ll need to ensure that you know when you are eligible to claim the tests, how to report various aspects of [...]