A case manager learns that a soon-to-be discharged patient’s electricity has been turned off for nonpayment and makes arrangements to have the bill paid and power restored. While this is clearly important to the patient’s health, it is also an example of how case managers may be unintentionally violating the law.
This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the COVID-19 PHE, the correction notice for the FY 2022 IPPS final rule, information on billing and coding for COVID-19 booster shots, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include changes to place of service (POS) codes for telehealth, updated information on the use of the KX modifier for CAR T-Cell therapy, the release of the 2022 Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a correction notice for the FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System final rule, updated COVID-19 FAQs and guidance, an OIG review of Medicare payments for neurostimulator implantation surgeries, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a final decision memo on an NCD for home use of oxygen to treat cluster headaches, a notice about CMS exercising enforcement discretion for certain SNF consolidated billing provisions, an interim final rule on new policies against surprise billing, and more!
In December 2020, CMS announced that it would begin a Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) services. The goal: to improve detection and identification of Medicare fraud related to these services.
