This week's note from the instructor discusses ways to manage conflicting guidance from CMS regarding add-on code edits and avenues to explore when disputing these edits.
This week's note from the instructor is the second article in a series reviewing the coverage, billing, and payment rules for swing bed services. This edition of the series focuses on professional services related to swing beds as well as applicable billing and payment rules for swing beds in critical access hospitals (CAH) and non-CAH small rural hospitals.
This week's note from the instructor digs into the deeper details of recently reissued Medicare guidance on drug testing and specimen validity testing in light of a recent OIG report on improper payments related to drug testing.
This week's note from the instructor is the first article in a series reviewing the coverage, billing, and payment rules for swing bed services. This edition of the series focuses on the definition of swing bed services and general requirements hospitals must meet to provide covered swing bed services.
