Plus: You may not have to give up hope for the rural add-on quite yet. While the news that Medicare officials were pulling HHGM from the 2018 HH PPS Final Rule was met with universal pleasure from the home health [...]
Don't overlook another blow to your pay. Home health agencies have high hopes that the Home Health Groupings Model will be withdrawn, or at least delayed, in the proposed payment rule for 2018. But the same doesn't go for the [...]
CMS calls for 0.4% reduction to home health payments next year. While the drastic HH PPS payment overhaul may be getting all the attention in the 2018 payment rule, home health agencies need to keep sight of next year’s payment [...]
CMS rejects home health agencies’ suggestions for change. The 2017 Home Health Prospective Payment System rule released on Halloween holds more tricks than treats for home health agencies. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized July’s proposed rule mostly [...]
The reason for and manner of placement are key factors in choosing the right airway-related code. A frequent presenting problem in the emergency department is a patient having trouble breathing due to pulmonary disease, injury, or swelling of the throat [...]
Question: Our office is open on Saturdays. What ICD-9 codes would the claim require to use 99051? Ohio subscriber Answer: Code 99051 (Service[s] provided in the office during regularly scheduled evening, weekend, or holiday office hours, in addition to basic [...]
Question: My physician performed a laryngoscopy, with operating microscope, excision of tumor, on a patient with a diagnosis of 478.4 (polyp of vocal cord of larynx). The patient smokes (two packs a day) and has chewed tobacco in the past. [...]
Know how swimmers' ear code will change under ICD-10. Summer weather means swimming, camp, and lots of time outside -- which can result in additional challenges for your pediatric practice. Check out this quick summer coding primer for answers to your [...]
Seconds count with airway tube insertions, but take a few minutes to learn these important tips.A frequent presenting problem in the emergency department is a patient having trouble breathing due to pulmonary disease, injury, or swelling of the throat tissues. [...]
Tip: Count the number of body systems involved to make the right choice.Summertime is here, which means many of your patients will be spending more time outdoors. If a patient presents to your office with complications following a bee sting, [...]
