This week's note from the instructor reviews a recent CMS report on the Innovation Center's progress in testing new payment and service delivery models.
This week’s Medicare updates include the extension of a final rule on improvements for acute care and critical access hospitals, an OIG report on potential abuse and neglect at skilled nursing facilities, a revision to the July update of HCPCS codes, and more!
This week's note from the instructor looks at the progress CMS has made in reducing burden through the Patients over Paperwork initiative and explores potential topics for providers to comment on to drive additional improvement.
This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG review of a hospital’s skewed wage data, a court-ordered explanation on methodology for certain IPPS calculations, a memo on changes to timelines on investigations for deaths associated with restraint or seclusion, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include an in-depth article on CAR T-Cell billing, a transmittal on changes to postpayment additional documentation request sample letters, a correction to the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, and more!
This week's note from the instructor discusses NCCI edit changes and ways to resolve edit issues before they become an issue at late stages of the billing process.
This week’s Medicare updates include a series of OIG reviews of home health billing, the July 2019 update of the OPPS and I/OCE, a report on how health IT influences care coordination in accountable care organizations, and more!
This week's note from the instructor provides an overview of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database and how to track any changes or updates to it.
This week’s Medicare updates include a final rule on Medicare Advantage drug pricing, the quarterly update for HCPCS drug/biological codes, an update to claim status and claim status category codes, and more!
This week's note from the instructor delves into an issue with inpatient-only procedures that may result from wording in the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include a new Home Health Change of Care Notice, a final rule regarding drug pricing transparency, new information on patient relationship categories and codes, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a draft of guidance for hospital co-location, additional instructions for implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model, a proposed rule on changes of ownership for accrediting organizations, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include the Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, the announcement of a set of voluntary payment models focusing on primary care, the quarterly update for the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include proposed rules for the inpatient rehabilitation facility, inpatient psychiatric facility, and skilled nursing facility payment systems; a proposed rule on the 2020 hospice payment rate update; a draft of new guidance on ligature risks; and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a final rule introducing new benefits for Medicare Advantage, details on a nationwide Medicare brace scam, a proposed decision memo for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and more!
This week's note from the instructor discusses some of the ethical concerns case managers and potentially other types of healthcare professionals may face when utilizing technology such as social media, mobile devices, and electronic health portals.
This week’s Medicare updates include the Medicare Advantage and Part D rate announcement and final call letter, a fact sheet on the Preclusion List, updates to provider self-disclosure settlements, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo for transcatheter aortic valve replacements, clarification on a transmittal regarding evaluation and management coding, an article on edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations, and more!
This week's note from the instructor is the second in a two-part series that discusses the intricacies of Medicare's inpatient hospital lifetime reserve days benefit and the challenges associated with it.
This week’s Medicare updates include a transmittal on billing for hospital Part B inpatient services, a quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database, the April 2019 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, and more!
This week's note from the instructor explores the requirements for reporting clinical laboratory commercial and Medicare Advantage payment data to CMS.
This week’s Medicare updates include several new additions to the OIG Work Plan, the April 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System update, corrections to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule, and more!
This week's note from the instructor uncovers a possible issue with the national jurisdiction of Noridian Healthcare Solutions as the sole Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SMRC).
This week’s Medicare updates include comment dates for a proposed rule on interoperability and patient access, changes to the quality rating system for Nursing Home Compare, a fact sheet on the DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program for 2021, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include an in-depth MLN Matters article on the clinical laboratory fee schedule data collection and reporting requirements, a memorandum on skilled nursing facility late adopters, a listing of public meetings on requests for revisions to HCPCS codes, and more!
This week's note from the instructor explores the new codes for the post discharge home visit waiver included in the April 2019 update of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG review of skilled nursing facility services and the three-day inpatient hospital stay requirement; the release of the 2019 hospital OPPS two times run document; a transmittal about new HCPCS codes subject to and excluded from CLIA edits; and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on coverage for CAR T-Cell therapy, an updated OIG work plan, the announcement of a new emergency services payment model, and more!
This week's note from the instructor is the first in a two-part series that discusses the intricacies of Medicare's inpatient hospital lifetime reserve days benefit and the challenges associated with it.
This week’s Medicare updates include a transmittal implementing the new skilled nursing facility payment model, the introduction of a new app displaying Medicare coverage information, a transmittal about updates to provider enrollment policies, and more!
This week's note from the instructor discusses recent guidance from CMS on how to handle the removal of TKAs from the inpatient-only list and the 2 midnight rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include a Special Edition MLN Matters article on the removal of total knee arthroplasty from the inpatient-only list, manual changes related to functional reporting requirements and outpatient therapy caps, the April 2019 quarterly average sales price drug pricing files, and more!
This week's note from the instructor covers coding, billing, and payment rules for provider-based departments located off campus, including new rules that became effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2019.
This week’s Medicare updates include four new additions to the OIG work plan; provider compliance tip sheets on tracheostomy supplies, ventilators, canes, and crutches; a national coverage analysis on acupuncture as a treatment for low back pain; and more!
This week's note from the instructor reviews the policies and procedures surrounding the implementation of a new provider specialty code for Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.
This week’s Medicare updates include a transmittal implementing quarterly updates to the DMEPOS competitive bidding program files, a transmittal implementing 14 newly waived CLIA tests, the quarterly update to the NCCI procedure-to-procedure edits, and more!
This week's note from the instructor examines the initial implementation of CMS' new price transparency policy and tactics facilties have employed to comply with publicly posting a list of machine-readable standard charges.
This week’s Medicare updates include the January 2019 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, new guidance on delivering immunosuppressive drugs to a different address, an update to the appeals prioritization process, and more!
This week's note from the instructor discusses the intent of the 2019 price transparency policy and shares last-minute resources to help providers achieve compliance with the regulation.
This week’s Medicare updates include a thorough list of alternative payment models that CMS currently operates, the 2019 update to clinical lab fee schedule, a revision to a transmittal regarding medical review of diagnostic lab tests, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include an FAQ on the new price transparency rule for 2019, an update to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual to include new payment policies for rural health clinics, a fact sheet on the Value-Based Purchasing Program for FY 2019, and more!
This week's note from the instructor provides guidance on what type of information should be provided to patients during the informed consent process of clinical trials.
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule regarding changes to the Medicare Advantage program regulations and Prescription Drug Benefit program, a review of hospital wage data to determine vulnerabilities in the hospital wage index system, the Fall 2018 semiannual report to Congress, and more!
This week's note from the instructor explores payment implications for a new virtual check-in service, which will be implemented effective January 1, 2019, as a provision of the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on a national coverage determination (NCD) for vagus nerve stimulation for treatment resistant depression, a new initiative to promote patient safety and quality of care in nursing homes, the implementation of an NCD for implantable cardiac defibrillators, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include new additions to the OIG Work Plan, transmittals on implementation of the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Home Health PPS, and a Special Edition MLN Matters article on waivers to assist with wildfire relief in California.
This week's note from the instructor reviews and offers recommendations on the top three patient status issues causing the most confusion for providers.
This week's note from the instructor demonstrates how CY 2019 updates will affect premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for Medicare beneficiaries.
This week’s Medicare updates include final rules for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, and more!
This week's note from the instructor takes a deep dive into the proposals included in a new advance notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at reducing prescription drug prices.
This week’s Medicare updates include an advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding changes to Part B drug pricing, an OIG review of billing for inpatient services, the release of skilled nursing facility quality reporting data, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule on drug pricing transparency, an article on systemic validation edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations, an update to the OIG Work Plan, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a new national coverage analysis for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, an article on CMS actions in Hurricane Michael relief efforts, the release of the 2019 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans, and more!
This week's note from the instructor provides and overview of some of the key corrections to the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include the Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, the launch of a new eMedicare initiative, correction notices for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Skilled Nursing Facility Payment System final rules, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a new Medicare preventive services education tool, the September edition of the Patients over Paperwork newsletter, an OIG audit of Medicare Advantage’s appeal outcomes, and more!
This week's note from the instructor discusses a new exception to the Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire process that could reduce the frequency of when these questions need to be asked and enhance patient satisfaction.
This week’s Medicare updates include information on special waivers to assist Medicare providers, suppliers, and beneficiaries impacted by Hurricane Florence; a proposed rule on changes to various Medicare requirements, Conditions of Participation, and Conditions of Coverage; a review of Medicare payments for clinical laboratory tests; and more!
This week's note from the instructor looks at guidance from CMS on IMRT billing following the release of an OIG audit report citing a 100% error rate in billing certain IMRT planning services.
This week’s Medicare updates include CMS’ support for Hurricane Florence preparation, ICD-10 and other coding revisions to national coverage determinations, quarterly HCPCS drug/biological code changes, and more!
This week’s note from the instructor explores ways to implement new processes to meet CMS’ public list of standard charges requirement beginning in 2019.
This week’s Medicare updates include an MLN Booklet on billing and payment policies for global surgery packages, a reminder on edit requirements for non-OPPS providers, new guidance on swing-bed requirements, and more!
This week's note from the instructor is the second in a two-part series reviewing some of the major provisions in the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule. This week's note reviews changes to payment factors and meaningful measures.
This week’s Medicare updates include the first annual report on the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization model, a Special Edition MLN Matters article on when to review opioid use with beneficiaries, the introduction of a new way for Part D plans to manage formulary designs and options, and more!
This week's note from the instructor is the first in a two-part series reviewing some of the major provisions in the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include an application of a payment adjustment for IPPS low-volume hospitals, an OIG review which found 100% non-compliance with billing regulations for intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning services, a fact sheet on submitting data for MIPS through the claims data submission process, and more!
This week's instructor note examines some of the hidden impacts of provisions from the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, including certain proposed changes that would affect hospitals as well as physician practices.
This week’s Medicare updates include new additions to the OIG work plan, a Special Edition MLN Matters article on coverage of diabetes supplies, a pair of comment requests, and more!
This week's note from the instructor reviews some of the major proposals in the 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule and examines the impact these proposals may have on health systems.
This week’s Medicare updates include the introduction of step therapy for Medicare Advantage plans, a correction to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, a new 2019 benefit for the Next Generation ACO model, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include final rules for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include the Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, a video on the proposed changes to evaluation and management coding, the July edition of the Patients Over Paperwork newsletter, and more!
This week's note from the instructor reviews ways to stay compliant when billing for infusions and what role the revenue cycle leadership can play in overseeing the billing process for these services.
This week’s Medicare updates include three new additions to the OIG work plan, a transmittal regarding new CLIA waived tests, an update to the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual related to acute kidney injury, and more!
This week's instructor's note addresses the coding implications of the proposed changes to E/M coding from the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, a fact sheet regarding proposals for the Quality Payment Program in 2019, the End-Stage Renal Disease and Durable Medical Equipment proposed rule, and more!
This week's note from the instructor examines the intricacies of the home infusion therapy (HIT) benefit and the 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule's implementation of temporary HIT payments.
This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule, two new MACRA resources, additional instructions related to the new Medicare cards, and more!
This week’s note discusses the patient access department’s role in using system editing to ensure all required payer information is obtained and documented on claims.
This week's note from the instructor is the second part in a series on the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP). This edition of the series reviews appropriate ways of reporting and receiving reimbursement for MDPP services.
This week’s Medicare updates include several changes to the July 2018 update of the Outpatient Prospective Payment System, the introduction of a new Data Element Library to help support interoperability, a request for information regarding possible changes to Stark Law, and more!
This week's note from the instructor reviews the impact recent updates to the National Correct Coding Initative (NCCI) edits and Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) will have on billing processes.
This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the 2019 ICD-10-CM code set, numerous updates to the OIG Work Plan, a fact sheet detailing how CMS determines qualifying APM status in the Quality Payment Program, and more!
This week's note from the instructor outlines the possible payment pitfalls of a coding clarification CMS included in the July 2018 update to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System.
This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG study on increases in reimbursement totals for brand-name drugs in Part D, a Special Edition MLN Matters article on hospice billing and claims processing, the July 2018 quarterly update to the Durable Medical Equipment fee schedule, and more!
