News & Analysis

September 29, 2021
HIM Briefings

A room and board policy defines routine daily hospital services and covered medical and surgical services and supplies. Use this sample policy as a template for your organization.

September 22, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, a proposed rule on repealing the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” final rule, October updates for various payment systems, and more!

September 15, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an extension to the rulemaking process for a final rule on the adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation, the recission of the mid-build exception audit determinations, implementation transmittals for two NCDs, and more!

September 9, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include information on Hurricane Ida waivers and support, an updated emergency use authorization for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together, an OIG review of actions CMS can take to improve COVID-19 data from nursing homes, and more!

September 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

To select the most specific CPT codes for prenatal care, physician coders must have a solid understanding of complex guidelines for reporting pregnancy-related office visits. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, unpacks services included in the global obstetric package and CPT coding for routine prenatal care.

September 1, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an announcement on expanded payments for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations, dates for implementation of the Prior Authorization Model for Repetitive, Scheduled Non-Emergent Ambulance Transports nationwide, an OIG review of phlebotomy travel allowances, and more!

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