This week’s Medicare updates include billing instructions for opioid use disorder treatment services, a reopened comment period on the federal independent dispute resolution process, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a new behavioral health model, data on the Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative, a final rule on interoperability and prior authorization, and more!
Michael Malohifo’ou, RN, MBA, PhD, explains how excessive use of emergency departments can result in unfavorable outcomes. He also assesses the complicated relationships between EDs, social determinants of health ICD-10-CM coding, and mental and behavioral health CPT services.
This week’s Medicare updates include a new physician specialty code for epileptologists, the final evaluation report for the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model, and more!
A scan of healthcare news sources or the Office of Inspector General work plan often finds psychiatry and mental health practices under scrutiny. Laurie Bouzarelos, MHA, CPC, reviews revenue cycle functions, provider contracting/credentialing, and coding and documentation tips to avoid denials.
This week’s Medicare updates include instructions on new condition code 92, a proposed rule on new appeal processes for certain beneficiaries, and more!
