Question: Are there any upcoming revisions or ICD-10 changes related to podiatry that I should be aware of? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: A few new codes have been added to the M65.9 section, which are related to disorders of the synovium and tendons. [...]
The 1.4-percent cut means you’ll have to make do with less. Experts fear that many home health agencies (HHAs) might have to shut down, thereby significantly reducing access to home-based healthcare for many patients who need it, thanks to the [...]
At least the cut is improved from proposal. Prepare to do more with less for yet another year. The bad news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule Oct. 29, [...]
Another year, another blow to home health agency payment levels. Home health agencies may be experiencing death by a thousand cuts, as shown in the latest Medicare rate update. The third year of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ [...]
HHAs warn rebasing cuts are killing the home care industry. Home health agencies (HHAs) have little reason to celebrate when comparing the proposed and final PPS rules for 2015. However, the episode base rate of $2,961.38 in the Final Rule [...]
No last-minute reprieve for HHAs on rate reduction. There isn’t much change to home health agencies’ reimbursement cuts when comparing the proposed and final PPS rules for 2015 — either way, they’ll be adding to agencies’ financial burdens. But how [...]
You can exhale: Modifier indicator “1” outnumbers “0” on E/M bundles. As of July 1, you need to familiarize yourself with a new flood of E/M edits with Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 20.2. The edits impacting E/M encompass anything [...]
The combination of 5-FU (J9190) and leucovorin (J0640) has become a common therapy for patients with colon cancer. As the regimen becomes more popular, there is potential for some practices to mistakenly report the delivery of both drugs with chemotherapy [...]
