News & Analysis

May 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

Last year, as ICD-10 implementation approached, organizations throughout the U.S. reported varying levels of comfort with regard to readiness and understanding of the impact of ICD-10 on physician workflow. For some, it was business as usual. For other physicians, ICD-10 became one more check box on the list of reasons to leave practice.

April 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about complications with the new rural health clinic billing requirements.

April 12, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include a transmittal regarding completing and processing Form CMS-1500 Data Set; a transmittal from Provider Reimbursement Manual, Part 1–Chapter 31 on Organ Acquisition Payment Policy; and more!

April 12, 2016

Q: How are covered observation services paid?

April 6, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include reporting principal and interest amounts when refunding previously recouped money on the Remittance Advice; Changes to the laboratory NCD edit software for July 2016; and more!

April 5, 2016
News & Insights

Q: Rural health clinics have to start to bill all services on individual lines with HCPCS codes and charges. Is there a way to report these services on a separate line without the appearance of inflating our charges? 

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