Participation level for VBID model still unknown. Medicare has revealed more details about payment for the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in program. Recap: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospice carve-in plan under the Value-Based Insurance Design model will include [...]
Medicare has shared more details about payment for the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in program. Recap: The Centers for Medicare & Medi-caid Services’ hospice carve-in plan under the Value-Based Insurance Design model will include hospice and related services starting in 2021. [...]
Telehealth misuse is now on the agency’s radar screen. Over the last year, the feds have ramped up their enforcement against those who aim to buck the Medicare system. And a new release suggests fraudsters will find themselves charged, excluded, [...]
Plus: Your mobile health app could be the weak link in your security chain. The emerging trend of employees using their own mobile devices for work purposes has extended to the healthcare industry in the past few years, and this [...]
Save thyself from 3 lethal errors in documentation. Are you too busy with patients, and leave documentation work for others? If so, it’s time to change the habit and take charge to ensure impeccable documentation that reflects your patient care. [...]
Append modifier 25 only in cases where necessary.Billing for osteopathic manipulation can throw you a challenge if you are not sure what treatment was offered, which part of the body is involved, or if an E/M was done. Advice from [...]
Avoid appending modifier 25 to all cases -- instead, focus on medical necessity in the notes. Because osteopathic physicians (D.O.s or osteopaths) are fully licensed physicians who operate under the same licensing and certification rules as medical doctors (MDs), most of [...]
Avoid appending modifier 25 to all cases--instead, focus on medical necessity in the notes. Because osteopathic physicians (DOs, or osteopaths) are fully licensed physicians who operate under the same licensing and certification rules as medical doctors (MDs), most of their [...]
Question: We do prenatal interviews in which expectant parents meet with a pediatrician to ask about our practice and policies. Can I use a consultation code for these sessions?New York Subscriber Answer: No specific E/M code exists for either prenatal [...]
The following bills were introduced in the House: HR. 1572. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the coordination of prescription drug coverage provided under states' pharmaceutical assistance programs with the prescription drug benefit [...]
