In a surprising announcement on Friday, October 30, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) may have delivered some good news to hospitals who are diligently following prior CMS guidance on billing patients for SADs provided in the outpatient setting.
This week’s updates include an NCD for single chamber and dual chamber permanent cardiac pacemakers; a Medicare Compliance Review of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Inc., for 2011 and 2012; and more!
Business continuity is critical when a disaster or other event occurs that disables any organization's ability to continue to provide critical services.
With today's emphasis on population health and better management of patients with multiple chronic conditions, payers and providers are increasingly teaming up to improve care. There's good incentive to do so. Patients with multiple chronic conditions are not only common within the Medicare population, but also use a disproportionate share of Medicare dollars.
