CMS Revises 2021 Remote Patient Monitoring Rules, Issues Correction
Published: Tue, 01/26/21
CMS Revises 2021 Remote Patient Monitoring Rules, Issues Correction CMS just issued a correction to its guidance on 2021 Medicare rules for remote…
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Medical coding education enhances orthopedic residents’ ability to identify billing codes
Published: Mon, 01/25/21
Medical coding education enhances orthopedic residents’ ability to identify billing codes According to published results, orthopedic residents who…
AMA announces update to COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes
Published: Fri, 01/22/21
AMA announces update to COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that the Current Procedural Terminology…
CMS Defines “Reasonable and Necessary” Medicare Coverage
Published: Tue, 01/19/21
CMS Defines “Reasonable and Necessary” Medicare Coverage CMS has codified how it defines “reasonable and necessary” coverage for items and services…
Looking Ahead in 2021: What IRFs Can Expect
Published: Fri, 01/15/21
Looking Ahead in 2021: What IRFs Can E pect 2020 was certainly a historical year, punctuated by the COVID-19 pandemic and an overwhelming number of…
25 statistics on medical coder salaries
Published: Thu, 01/14/21
25 statistics on medical coder salaries The American Academy of Professional Coders conducts an annual survey to gather information about coder salary…
COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds Surprises to 2021 Final Rule, MPFS
Published: Wed, 01/13/21
COVID-19 Relief Bill Adds Surprises to 2021 Final Rule, MPFS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in a rare move, recently raised the…
Rationing Patient Care in a Pandemic
Published: Wed, 12/23/20
Rationing Patient Care in a Pandemic During the early part of this month, the U.S. has been averaging nearly 200,000 new cases each day, a 15-percent…
It’s going to be a Cold, Hard COVID-19 Winter, but Help is on the Way
Published: Fri, 12/18/20
It’s going to be a Cold, Hard COVID-19 Winter, but Help is on the Way As I and many e perts predicted, the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has…
Key Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Billing and Coding
Published: Thu, 12/17/20
Key Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Billing and Coding For many providers, the end of the pandemic is in sight with the recent emergency use…