News & Analysis

February 21, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor delves into healthcare provider taxonomy codes and compliance witih an often overlooked aspect of HIPAA.

February 14, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor is the first in a two-part series that discusses the intricacies of Medicare's inpatient hospital lifetime reserve days benefit and the challenges associated with it. 

February 7, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor examines multiple recent transmittals addressing changes to billing and payment for therapy services. 

January 31, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses recent guidance from CMS on how to handle the removal of TKAs from the inpatient-only list and the 2 midnight rule. 

January 24, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor covers coding, billing, and payment rules for provider-based departments located off campus, including new rules that became effective for dates of service on and after January 1, 2019.

January 17, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor reviews the policies and procedures surrounding the implementation of a new provider specialty code for Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.

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