Beware: Recent Changes to MDS Could Cause Audits

Published: Fri, 11/24/23

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Beware: Recent Changes to MDS Could Cause Audits

Recent changes to the minimum data set (MDS) assessment and recent audit activity targeting skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) appear to be an emerging issue. As a reminder, the MDS assessment is a standardized assessment used in SNFs and some swing-bed facilities to capture administrative and...

Feds propose rule changes for No Surprises Act

Federal policy makers aim to revise the billing dispute resolution process in the No Surprises Act (NSA). The administration of President Joe Biden and the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a draft rule to change the independent dispute...

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Staying Current with Medical Necessity

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Asking clinicians to enhance their medical coding skills, another necessary task

Clinicians today are confronted with an increasing administrative burden alongside their patient care responsibilities, and a critical aspect of this burden is medical coding. This skill is crucial as it serves multiple purposes, including meeting billing standards affecting reimbursement, complying with quality...

Simplify E/M documentation and coding in your private practice

Often called the “language of medicine,” the CPT® code set is always evolving, and one reason for that evolution is to lower the administrative burden for physicians and their practices. Services involved in the E/M of a patient’s health are covered by CPT codes 99202–99499. These services were...

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