Good news: SIA budget neutrality factor may be on the way out. At a mere 19 pages, the newest hospice payment update is the slimmest annual regulation in recent memory for the industry. But it could still streamline some regulatory [...]
Medicare proposes 2.6% hospice pay increase. At 19 pages, the newest hospice payment update is the slimmest annual regulation in recent memory for the industry. But it could still streamline some regulatory burden in the face of COVID-19. The proposed [...]
Be aware that your star rating may easily change next time. Many more home health agencies fall into the five-star group under Home Health Compare’s new “Patient Survey Results” tab. But HHAs still aren’t sure how to best use their [...]
Question: I’m really confused about codes V2219 and V2319 for Medicare patients. I know it’s an add-on code, but what kind of documentation do we need to prove medical necessity? I have a new optician who disagrees with the way [...]
Question: I’m really confused about codes V2219 and V2319 for Medicare patients. I know it’s an add-on code, but what kind of documentation do we need to prove medical necessity? I have a new optician who disagrees with the way [...]
Get ready: Implementation date is still set for this October. Unlike many of the ICD-10 code sets we’ve seen, the new diagnosis codes that will replace ICD-9’s 743.x (Congenital anomalies of eye) series do not expand greatly on the original [...]
Get ready: Implementation date is still set for this October. Unlike many of the ICD-10 code sets we’ve seen, the new diagnosis codes that will replace ICD-9’s 743.x (Congenital anomalies of eye) series do not expand greatly on the original [...]
Get ready: Implementation date is still set for this October. Unlike many of the ICD-10 code sets we’ve seen, the new diagnosis codes that will replace ICD-9’s 743.x (Congenital anomalies of eyelids, lacrimal system, and orbit) series do not expand [...]
Keep on top of bilateral rules, diagnoses, and separate procedures to keep your claims straight ahead. With 12 ocular muscles potentially involved, it can get kind of confusing for an ophthalmology coder staring down a strabismus procedure. Could one of [...]
Tip: Tailor security policies to the actual information security infrastructure you have in place. Whether you provide inpatient rehab or outpatient rehab or are a private therapist, patient health information privacy is an area you can’t afford to ignore. The [...]
