News & Analysis

July 6, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include new waived tests; appeals of claims decisions, revisions to timeliness requirements for forwarding misfiled appeal requests, reconsideration request form, and guidelines for writing appeals correspondence; and more! 

June 28, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include October quarterly update to 2016 annual update of HCPCS codes used for SNF Consolidated Billing enforcement; OIG investigation into improper arrangements and conduct involving home health agencies and physicians; and more!

June 27, 2016
Medicare Insider

The 2016 Revenue Integrity Symposium brings together training on Medicare billing and compliance, case management, revenue integrity, coding, CDI, and patient status, and more.

June 22, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include new physician specialty code for dentist; medical review of SNF PPS bills; and more!

June 14, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include the temporary pause of QIO short stay reviews; review of CMS' Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Payment Model first performance year administration; and more!

June 8, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include change requests regarding payments to home health agencies that do not submit required quality data; the July 2016 update of the ambulatory surgical center payment system; and more!

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