Medical decision-making (MDM) documentation has gained increased importance in recent years to justify a visit’s medical necessity. Review CMS’ MDM table and guidelines to take the guesswork out of your coding.
This week’s Medicare updates include a final rule on disincentives for information blocking, a proposed rule on significant, anomalous, and highly suspect billing within accountable care organizations, and more!
CMS recently finalized a multitude of new price transparency requirements in the 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. These requirements have staggered enforcement deadlines, which means that revenue integrity professionals have their work cut out for them in the coming year to ensure their organization is in compliance.
This week’s Medicare updates include the 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule, a list of Part B drugs with a lower coinsurance for next quarter, and more!
Despite the number of security incidents that have occurred over the past few years or so—including cybersecurity breaches, phishing attacks, and malware—access to records still remains one of the top five complaints in HIPAA compliance.
