This week Medicare Insider is featuring an excerpt from Patient Status Training Toolkit for Utilization Review by Kimberly Anderwood Hoy Baker, JD, regulatory specialist for HCPro.
The new modifier -PO (services, procedures, and/or surgeries furnished at off-campus provider-based outpatient departments [PBD]) and the alternative payment provisions under the Bipartisan Budget Act Section 603 are both related to off-campus PBDs but define "off-campus PBD" slightly differently.
This week’s updates include a technology assessment regarding treatment of degenerative joint disease with hyaluronic acid; a final notice of modification and termination of OIG Advisory Opinion 08-17; and more!
This week’s note is about the new rule establishing a prior authorization program for certain durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies.
