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!

April 4, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses several changes regarding inpatient-only procedures that might have flown under the radar for some hospitals.

March 21, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG report regarding hospital noncompliance with Medicare Requirements for billing outpatient right heart catheterizations with heart biopsies; a new educational initiative to raise awareness of chronic care management; quarterly updates to the ESRD PRICER; and more!

January 11, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note discusses important 2017 OPPS update transmittals and final rule corrections.

December 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note discusses the 21st Century Cures Act Section 603 amendments and the effect of the Act on hospital locations.

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