Your referral sources who bill for advance care planning may want to brush up on the requirements, in light of new scrutiny on the topic. In a new report, the HHS Office of Inspector General reviewed 691 ACP services associated [...]
Plus: Find out how CMS plans to ease your MU reporting duties. Your patients will soon no longer see their Social Security numbers (SSNs) on their Medicare insurance cards, thanks to a provision in the recently passed Medicare Access and [...]
Correctly code NPP's hospital services, or you'll sell the practice short. If you don't take advantage of all the E/M services a nonphysician practitioner (NPP) can provide, you are missing out on a serious revenue stream, as these providers can [...]
House hearing puts CMS on the defensive as companies step up their campaign Durable medical equipment suppliers seem to be gaining traction in their fight against Medicare competitive bidding, but will it be enough to stave off the industry-threatening program? [...]
House hearing puts CMS on the defensive.Suppliers seem to be gaining traction in their fight against Medicare competitive bidding, but will it be enough to stave off the industry-threatening program?Durable medical equipment suppliers have been waging a major grass roots [...]
Diabetic supplies firm owes whopping $8 million, feds say.Let a new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General be a warning if you bill Medicare for diabetic supplies: Without careful documentation to back up your claims, the feds could [...]
SLPs: Keep your fingers crossed for better MBS reimbursement.Without the therapy cap exceptions process expiration drama this December, the Medicare Physician fee schedule Final Rule may seem like a breeze. But don't brush it off too quickly -- read about this [...]
Question: An otolaryngologist performs the following inpatient procedures: incision and drainage (I&D) of a deep abscess of the neck (21501) on days 1 and 3. packing change (15852) on days 4 and 5. Should I include the packing removal as [...]
Laryngoscopies and bronchoscopies are performed fairly frequently, especially to diagnose respiratory ailments or clear newborns' airways. In some of these cases, an anesthesiologist might have to perform an intubation as a separate procedure or provide general anesthesia in conjunction with [...]
