August 31, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor explores the recent October Quarterly Updates for hospitals. 

August 30, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's Medicare updates include a new OIG advisory opinion; the October 2017 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS); the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Annual Update; and more!

August 17, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor examines proposed changes to the clinical lab Date of Service (DOS).

August 3, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses therapy codes, caps, modifiers, and the exception process.

July 19, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's Medicare updates include the 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule; the 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Other Revisions to Part B / the Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program proposed rule; the Federal Healthcare Fraud Takedown; and more!

June 29, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note offers guidance on CPT E/M codes for new versus established patients and addresses OIG reports on E/M codes audits.

May 31, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note discusses reimbursement for “nonexcepted” provider-based departments.

May 30, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include National Coverage Analysis for Supervised Exercise Therapy for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease; ICD-10 coding revisions to National Coverage Determinations; the July 2017 OPPS quarterly update; and more!

May 17, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses some frequently asked questions and resources related to provider-based departments, including off-campus departments.

May 8, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the April 2017 Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, scribe services signature requirements, outlier limitation on OPPS Community Mental Health Centers Services, and more!

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