Patients transferred into their hospitals from facilities both near and far often have transition challenges, which become problems that the receiving hospital will have to resolve. Use this sample transfer agreement to use as a template for your organization.
This week’s Medicare updates include the ICD-10-CM files for FY 2023, a new item for the OIG Work Plan, a revision to the July 2022 update to the OPPS, and more!
Between 2 and 12 million people may have decided not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to misinformation they encountered about the shots. This statistic highlights a problem that many case managers have encountered firsthand when working with patients: medical misinformation and disinformation.
Modifier -JW is used to describe drug amounts that are discarded and not administered to any patient. Ensure this modifier is coded correctly by reviewing the rules for applying modifier -JW and tips for supporting compliance.
This week's Medicare updates include the Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress, an update for Not Otherwise Classified codes for NCDs, the July 2022 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, and more!
