The first reporting period is just around the corner in mid-June. On May 11, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule that includes a new provision: Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Vaccine Immunization Requirements [...]
Tip: Make risk management a priority in 2021. You might think that a pandemic would impede HIPAA enforcement, but you’d be wrong. In fact, as COVID-19 hits its third-wave stride, the feds seem to be trending up rather than down. [...]
Payer's breach highlights the necessity of safeguarding sensitive information. Healthcare organizations have the best intentions of protecting critical information. But despite compliance planning, violations still occur - and, sometimes those mistakes put patients' lives at risk. Background: Large-scale HIPAA violations [...]
Case highlights need for tighter internal protocols when delicate information is at stake. Despite the best HIPAA-compliance efforts, healthcare organizations make mistakes. But sometimes, the breaches are so large and the fix so easy that outsiders wonder how such an [...]
Also: Follow carrier rules for Avastin treatments -- or risk losing $57 a dose Good news for ophthalmology coders: Two popular drugs to treat wet AMD finally have their own HCPCS codes. The bad news: In some cases, you may [...]
But timeline for correcting improperly paid claims unclear.If you serve patients in a rural county using a blended MSA-CBSA code this year, you should finally be receiving the 5 percent rural add-on you're entitled to.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid [...]
Many potential benes caught in economic 'Catch-22.'When it comes to healthcare coverage, many low-wage workers are between that proverbial rock and hard place. An economic downturn and fewer companies offering coverage have led many to seek state or federal programs [...]
If you've been downcoding to a level-four office visit or lower just to play it safe, you may be missing out on some well-deserved reimbursement. Facing CMS scrutiny of high-level office visit coding and complicated coding guidelines, many practices shy [...]
If you've been downcoding to a level-four office visit or lower just to play it safe, you may be missing out on some well-deserved reimbursement. Facing CMS scrutiny of high-level office visit coding and complicated coding guidelines, many practices shy [...]
If you've been downcoding to a level-four office visit or lower just to play it safe, you may be missing out on some well-deserved reimbursement. Facing CMS scrutiny of high-level office visit coding and complicated coding guidelines, many practices shy [...]
