Determine whether your facility needs to change E/M documentation habits and capture different details based on the revisions made by CMS to observation and inpatient reporting in the 2023 OPPS final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include the April 2023 update to the OPPS, the April 2023 update to the I/OCE, OIG information on the end of certain COVID-19 PHE flexibilities, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the end of the COVID-19 PHE, a fact sheet on changes to advance care planning, an OIG review of payments for definitive drug testing services, and more!
Tonya Moton, RHIA, CCS, defines social determinants of health coding, explains the challenges of reporting these factors, and outlines how coders and providers can work together to create a positive impact in at-risk communities.
This week’s Medicare updates include the extension of a publication date for a final rule on potential civil monetary penalties for failure to meet Medicare secondary payer reporting obligations, additional information on the end of the COVID-19 PHE, an implementation transmittal for additional sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, and more!
Remote therapeutic monitoring is one of the latest services to enter the virtual landscape since the COVID-19 public health emergency began. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA, defines the services and reviews CPT guidance for reporting them.
