This week’s Medicare updates include an advisory opinion on whether an excluded individual could be employed by an entity involved in federal healthcare programs; a pair of fact sheets on the cost and advancing care information performance category policies for MIPS in 2018; a video for medical offices on the new Medicare cards; and more!
An audit of Medicare Part B payments from 2014 through 2016 revealed that CMS improperly paid providers more than $66.3 million for specimen validity tests billed in combination with urine drug tests, according to a report by the OIG.
This week’s Medicare updates include two compliance reviews from the Office of Inspector General, an enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapy, clarification of instructions for medical reviews of inpatient rehabilitation facility claims, and more!
The expected growth in healthcare expenditures from 2017 to 2026 is expected to outpace the growth in gross domestic product (GDP) by 1%, resulting in an increase in the health share of the GDP from 17.9% in 2016 to 19.7% in 2026, according to a CMS report.
This week’s Medicare updates include a list of new topics proposed for recovery audit contractor review, a final decision memo on a cardiology device NCD, a diagnosis code update for add-on payments for a blood clotting factor, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the transition to new Medicare cards, a table to clarify alternative payment models’ statuses in the Quality Payment Program, a review of a health system’s compliance with inpatient rehabilitation facility service billing requirements, and more!
