This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo for transcatheter aortic valve replacements, clarification on a transmittal regarding evaluation and management coding, an article on edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations, and more!
Q: When patients transfer to long-term care or skilled nursing facilities, they have basic information with them, but what questions should those facilities ask to make sure they have all the information they need to provide care?
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that CMS assess and strengthen documentation requirements and medical reviews to more effectively prevent improper payments.
Centralizing release of information (ROI) functions helped organizations make gains on streamlining the function, according to respondents of HIM Briefings' 2019 ROI benchmark survey.
Telehealth services are likely to promote health, wellness, and disease management, providing an avenue to offer efficient, high-quality care while supporting value-based care in a cost-effective manner. Although the benefit of telehealth is obvious and its value is continually highlighted by CMS, it appears the services are underutilized.
