The 2022 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule made significant changes to split/shared visit policies. Some of the changes are certainly welcome and long overdue. The changes require careful review of efficient workflow, medical records, documentation policies, electronic health record (EHR) templates, coding updates, and more. These changes were effective...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 6 in 10 Americans live with at least one chronic disease, like heart disease, cancer, or diabetes. These and other chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in America, and they also contribute significantly to healthcare costs. 

The AMA has announced an editorial update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code set that includes a new vaccine administration code for a third dose of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer.

OIG's decision to perform a nationwide audit examining compliance with the Provider Relief Fund's balance billing restriction comes just weeks after new federal rules designed to shield consumers from unexpected medical bills became effective under the No Surprises Act.

Telemedicine billing was challenging and confusing even before the COVID-19 pandemic thrust remote healthcare into the mainstream. Now, telemedicine is changing healthcare and evolving daily, making telemedicine billing a moving target for accounts receivable departments everywhere. Medical billing personnel...

If you’re confused by the ever-changing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19, you’re not alone. Even healthcare workers are. Omicron behaves very differently from all the previous Greek-alphabet named variants. It’s the new king of the hill. Ninety...