This week's note from the instructor is the second in a two-part series that discusses the intricacies of Medicare's inpatient hospital lifetime reserve days benefit and the challenges associated with it.
This week’s Medicare updates include a transmittal on billing for hospital Part B inpatient services, a quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database, the April 2019 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, and more!
Case managers face countless challenges when dealing with end-of-life care, and with less than 50% of Medicare beneficiaries utilizing hospice programming, changes had to be made.
In this month's HIPAA Q&A, our expert answers questions on shared insurance policies, posting thank-you notes in employee-only areas, referrals to Part 2 facilities, and more!
