December 27, 2017
Medicare Insider

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! 

December 21, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note provides an overview of the eligibility, scope of coverage, effective dates, premiums, and cost-sharing amount policies under the four parts of Medicare. . 

December 20, 2017
Medicare Insider

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!  

December 14, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s note details the approach chargemaster coordinators should take when conducting annual in-depth reviews with revenue departments.

December 6, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an extension for S-10 worksheet submission, implementation plans for computed radiography payment reductions, a new national coverage article for a genetic sequencing diagnostic test for cancer patients, and more!

November 30, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses ways to resolve Medicare billing edits. 

November 29, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the announcement of the Part A and Part B premiums and deductibles for 2018, clarification on new Conditions of Participation regarding home health agency subunits, a proposed decision memo on conditions of coverage for implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and more! 

November 22, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an advisory opinion on using network hospitals for inpatient stays; annual updates to HCPCS codes used for home health consolidated billing and the therapy code list; the removal of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (topical application of oxygen) from an NCD; and more! 

November 16, 2017
Medicare Insider

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

November 8, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the OPPS, Quality Payment Program, End-Stage Renal Disease, and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rules; an announcement of the new Meaningful Measures initiative; a list of new Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waived tests; and more! 

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