Increased leverage of telehealth for behavioral care, diabetes prevention and mitigation, and enhanced payment for vaccine administration were three out of many priorities cited by federal officials who announced the release of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule on Tuesday.
While most maternal deaths are preventable, the rate has been increasing in the United States since 2000. As a matter of fact, the U.S. has twice as many maternal deaths than other high-income countries.
ROI realized from pre-bill review of documentation and coding
Hospitals and health systems can improve revenue through a pre-bill review prior to claims submission, according to Fee. Enjoin does this work as a revenue cycle consulting business focused on documentation and coding.
Medical Coding Slip at TX Hospital Led to COVID-19 Billing Error
Midland Memorial Hospital agreed to pay over $555,000 for a medical coding error that resulted in claims being sent out for reimbursement from the government even though patients did not have a primary COVID-19 diagnosis.
Outdated hospital billing practices present challenge to meeting new debt collection rules
Outdated billing practices, particularly in hospitals and physician offices, are causing some issues for debt collection firms as they revamp their consumer communication practices as required by law, Bloomberg Law reported Oct. 19.
CMS Finalizes One-year Extension of New Technology Add-on Payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) desires to use the best data available when rate setting for the upcoming fiscal year. Because COVID-19 unsettled the playing field within the healthcare arena, CMS made the decision to use data from 2019 instead of 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency...
