News & Analysis

Note from the instructor: Review of certification and recertification requirements for critical access hospital “swing” bed patients

March 16, 2016
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This week’s note is about certification requirements for swing beds in critical access hospitals.

This week in Medicare updates–03/16/2016

March 15, 2016
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This week’s updates include July quarterly update to 2016 annual update of HCPCS codes used for SNF Consolidated Billing (CB) enforcement; updates to Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapters 4 and 5 to correct remittance advice messages; and more!

Newly approved Recovery Auditor issues - 03/09/2016

March 9, 2016
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There is one newly approved Recovery Auditor issue.

Note from the instructor: Forecast for Rural Health Clinics and HCPCS Code Reporting

March 9, 2016
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This week’s note is about new rural health clinic billing requirements. 

This week in Medicare updates–03/09/2016

March 8, 2016
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This week’s updates include coding revisions to NCDs; the April 2016 hospital OPPS update; and more!

Note from the instructor: April Quarterly OPPS Update Corrects and Clarifies Items from January

March 2, 2016
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This week’s note is about changes in the April quarterly OPPS update. 

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