The expansion of telehealth services and the flexibilities introduced through the Hospitals Without Walls waivers are a critical part of hospitals’ COVID-19 response, but the rules and how they interact with each other are often complex. Take a closer look at CMS’ guidelines and how they should be implemented.
This week’s Medicare updates include updated billing requirement information for home infusion therapy services, an implementation delay with additional comment period for the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology final rule, updates to rural health clinic payment limits, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include the quarterly OPPS and I/OCE update transmittals, new guidance on visitation at nursing homes, revisions to a behavioral health integration services guide, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a revised section in the COVID-19 Medicare billing FAQs, a fact sheet on the IVIG demonstration, an updated COVID-19 fraud alert, and more!
Q: Do we need to submit a formal request to CMS for any of the COVID-19-related waivers to apply? Do we need to keep records or documentation pertaining to which waivers we've used and the services they apply to?
This week’s Medicare updates include coding and payment information for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, an OIG report on trends toward more expensive inpatient hospital stays, an MLN article on billing for services when Medicare is a secondary payer, and more!
