Modifier -JW is used to describe drug amounts that are discarded and not administered to any patient. Ensure this modifier is coded correctly by reviewing the rules for applying modifier -JW and tips for supporting compliance.
This week's Medicare updates include the Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress, an update for Not Otherwise Classified codes for NCDs, the July 2022 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, and more!
Between 2 and 12 million people may have decided not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to misinformation they encountered about the shots. This statistic highlights a problem that many case managers have encountered firsthand when working with patients: medical misinformation and disinformation.
For years, case management experts have been urging hospitals to capture the ICD-10-CM Z codes for social determinants of health SDoH. But the message doesn’t appear to be resonating.
This week’s Medicare updates include a revision to a transmittal on place of service codes for telehealth, an OIG review of outpatient outlier payments, updates to a handful of chapters in the Claims Processing Manual, and more!
