This week’s Medicare updates include an article on billing and payment provisions for therapy services under PDGM, an update to the list of DMEPOS items that require prior authorization, a new code to use for coronavirus lab tests, and more!
Sepsis hospitalizations are on the rise and cost Medicare more than $40 billion in 2018, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study.
The Patient-Driven Payment Model has shaken up skilled nursing facility (SNF) billing and coding. Learn the ins and outs of PDPM and how it will affect your organization.
Providers need to clean up coding for electro-acupuncture devices, according to CMS. Claims submitted with HCPCS code L8679 will be subject to additional scrutiny to ensure they're correct.
CMS put hospitals on track to face expanded price transparency requirements with a final rule released in November 2019. Take a closer look at how price transparency is set to change and what hospitals need to do.
