This week’s Medicare updates include $50 billion in awards to strengthen rural health initiatives, 2026 travel allowance fees for specimen collection, and more!
With the start of a new year, take a moment to refresh yourself on the ins and outs of the primary code sets an outpatient coder needs to understand and use in their role. This article provides a brief overview of three code sets that will serve as a review for veteran coders or a solid base of information for new coders.
Short-term acute care hospitals once again have access to the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER), which they can use to improve claim accuracy.
