This week’s note explores the newly expanded national targeted probe and educate initiative with a focus on how processes for the program should work and what providers can do to simplify the review period.
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the transition to new Medicare cards, a table to clarify alternative payment models’ statuses in the Quality Payment Program, a review of a health system’s compliance with inpatient rehabilitation facility service billing requirements, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include new skilled nursing facility advance beneficiary notice forms, the 2019 Advanced Notice for Medicare Advantage and Part D plan changes, quarterly HCPCS drug/biological code changes, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a notice about the therapy caps exceptions process expiration, two fact sheets regarding the advanced alternative payment model determination process, revisions to guidance for rural health clinic surveyors, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include the January 2018 edition of the Medicare Quarterly Compliance Newsletter, an update to the OIG work plan, the 2018 Value Modifier results, and more!
This week's note reviews guidance from CMS on how to report the new 340B modifiers and discusses how hospitals can create systems and processes to ease implementation of new billing requirements associated with the 340B changes.
This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the 2018 EHR Incentive Program payment adjustment; transmittals regarding the January 2018 updates to the OPPS, ambulatory surgery center payment system, and physician fee schedule; a memo detailing three categories of sanctions for proficiency testing referrals; and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include two new advisory opinions; updates to the Physician Compare, Long-Term Care Hospital Compare, and Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Compare websites; a republished version of the OPPS final rule to include a previously omitted section, and more!
