Q: Our coding team is having trouble understanding the different types of chronic respiratory failure (CRF) and knowing when to suspect its presence when it’s not specifically documented by our physicians. Can you please help us with this?
The governor of a state that is considered to be an epicenter for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) makes a national appeal to physicians and nurses to assist his state during the pandemic. His state has almost 70,000 cases, and half of these cases are in one major city.
This week's note from the instructor addresses the billing, coding, and payment instructions Medicare recently released for potential COVID-19 vaccines and new antibody treatments.
This week’s Medicare updates include the implementation of the ESRD Prospective Payment System changes for CY 2021, instructions on billing and coding for a new COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, an update to edits for vaccine services, and more!
