CMS published Special Edition MLN Matters 17033 on December 6 as a reminder that it will not pay acute care hospitals for outpatient services provided to beneficiaries who are covered under a Part A inpatient stay at a separate facility.
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!
Documentation and coding based on time requires knowledge about the general principles of E/M documentation, common sets of codes used to bill for E/M services, and E/M services providers.
A recent analysis of patient financial transactions from more than 800 hospitals noted performance disparities among managed care payers for revenue cycle key performance indicators where accounts receivable and denials are concerned.
