November 1, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the quarterly listing of program issuances, a fact sheet on the federal health exchange’s 2018 open enrollment period, revised instructions for certificate of medical necessity and durable medical equipment information forms, and more! 

October 26, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is the second in a series of articles examining coding, billing, and payment rules for rural health clinics.

October 25, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include additional government guidance on wildfires and hurricanes, modifications to proof of delivery requirements, clarification on billing of immunosuppressive drugs, and more! 

October 19, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s note reviews standards and methods for tracking functionality of implantable medical devices.

October 18, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include notification of a new interest rate for Medicare Overpayments and Underpayments, revisions to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual regarding payment of services furnished by qualified nonphysician anesthetists, a fact sheet for hospitals on the 2018 Medicare EHR Incentive Program payment adjustment, and more!  

October 12, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note reviews changes to the Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2018. 

October 11, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include corrections to the IPPS final rule; corrections to the Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System final rule; year 3 baseline data on Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; and more!

October 4, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include clarification on portable x-ray necessity, recommendations from the hospital outpatient payment advisory panel, an adjustment to the amount in controversy threshold amounts for 2018, and more!

September 28, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note reviews a recent Office of Inspector General report that found a 100% failure rate among reviewed claims. 

September 26, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an OPPS update; guidance on coding and billing date of service on professional claims; CMS’ efforts to support Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricane Maria; and more!

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