Don’t forget to pay attention to 2025 HCPCS deletions and revisions. Coding infusions is perhaps the most difficult part of an oncologist coder’s job. But the best way to improve is to practice. That’s why we’ve put together this infusion [...]
Hint: You must know if the patient also has angina pectoris or not. Coding for atherosclerosis can be complicated. ICD-10-CM offers many different codes to choose from, and you must know specific details such as which artery is affected, what [...]
Hint: You must know if the patient also has angina pectoris or not. Coding for atherosclerosis can be complicated. ICD-10-CM offers many different codes to choose from, and you must know specific details such as which artery is affected, what [...]
Latest report has a new look and offers insight into the agency’s top targets. Since 2022, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued 30 reports that target Medicare Advantage compliance, nine specifically in the last year. And a [...]
Latest report has a new look and offers insight into the agency’s top targets. Since 2022, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued 30 reports that target Medicare Advantage compliance, nine specifically in the last year. And a [...]
Post-COVID fallout continues to be a problem. If you need a reminder of why your practice may be seeing unprecedented scrutiny, look no further than the HHS Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) latest enforcement opus. Background: In the OIG’s Semiannual [...]
Patients can receive life-saving treatment in minutes. On Jan. 2, 2023, the world watched as Damar Hamlin experienced an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) on the football field on national television. Medical personnel leapt into action performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and [...]
Report 92943 and +92944 for chronic total occlusion. In the session “Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Diagnostics and Therapeutic Procedures” during Regional HEALTHCON 2022, speaker Tyler Griffeth, CPC, CPRC, coding consultant at Intermountain Healthcare, discussed many types of cardiovascular diseases and treatment options. [...]
Some recent Civil Money Penalty cases underscore why it’s important to check employees against the excluded individuals list. After it self-disclosed conduct to the HHS Office of Inspector General, the Harney County Health District in Oregon agreed to pay $10,000 [...]
Acquisition pace continues to be lively. Private equity-backed deals involving hospices continue to proliferate across the country. While predictions that the hospice mergers and acquisitions market will slow down this year abound, the year started off with a bang with [...]
