This week’s Medicare updates include the January 2018 edition of the Medicare Quarterly Compliance Newsletter, an update to the OIG work plan, the 2018 Value Modifier results, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the 2018 EHR Incentive Program payment adjustment; transmittals regarding the January 2018 updates to the OPPS, ambulatory surgery center payment system, and physician fee schedule; a memo detailing three categories of sanctions for proficiency testing referrals; and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include two new advisory opinions; updates to the Physician Compare, Long-Term Care Hospital Compare, and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Compare websites; a republished version of the OPPS final rule to include a previously omitted section, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include an extension for S-10 worksheet submission, implementation plans for computed radiography payment reductions, a new national coverage article for a genetic sequencing diagnostic test for cancer patients, and more!
Physicians may be angry at the increased documentation, coding, and billing workflow and compliance activities they must perform to be successful in new reimbursement models. However, to avoid accustations of fraud and upcoding, they must develop their own OIG-recommended compliance plan and be open to rigorous feedback and advice.
