This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the end of the COVID-19 PHE, a fact sheet on changes to advance care planning, an OIG review of payments for definitive drug testing services, and more!
Tonya Moton, RHIA, CCS, defines social determinants of health coding, explains the challenges of reporting these factors, and outlines how coders and providers can work together to create a positive impact in at-risk communities.
Remote therapeutic monitoring is one of the latest services to enter the virtual landscape since the COVID-19 public health emergency began. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA, defines the services and reviews CPT guidance for reporting them.
This week’s Medicare updates include the extension of a publication date for a final rule on potential civil monetary penalties for failure to meet Medicare secondary payer reporting obligations, additional information on the end of the COVID-19 PHE, an implementation transmittal for additional sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include details on billing for insulin ahead of the new coinsurance cap, updates to the OIG work plan, information on new drug pricing models, and more!
This week's Medicare updates include changes to the manual to add in clarification about payment for vaccines at critical access hospitals, updates to the manual pertaining to billing changes from CY 2020 and CY 2021 final rules, and more!
