This week's note from the instructor walks through the nuances of decoding transmittals by using a recent transmittal on national coverage determination changes as a case study.
Q: Sometimes employees don’t seem to have a great understanding of HIPAA even after they have received HIPAA training. What HIPAA training strategies work best?
This week’s Medicare updates include four new items added to the OIG work plan, a new version of the integrated denial notice form, a transmittal implementing numerous regulatory revisions to the State Operations Manual, and more!
CMS is proposing several changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, including a three-year extension, in a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 24.
Q: Can we bill for Part A payment for an inpatient stay of less than two midnights if the physician expected the patient to meet the 2-midnight benchmark at the time of admission?
