CMS: Medicare Advantage Plans Must Abide by the Two-Midnight Rule
Published: Sat, 01/14/23
CMS: Medicare Advantage Plans Must Abide by the Two-Midnight Rule CMS proposes new rules for 2024 that apply to Medicare Advantage Plans. Last month,…
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2023 Should Be a Time for Change for the Electronic Medical Record
Published: Tue, 01/10/23
2023 Should Be a Time for Change for the Electronic Medical Record When I still practiced clinically, I once got a job as an emergency physician at a…
HHS OIG to Conduct Nationwide IRF Audit
Published: Thu, 12/01/22
HHS OIG to Conduct Nationwide IRF Audit Citing “consistently high error rates,” federal officials announced this week that they will be conducting a…
2023 Medicare Final Rules: Long-Awaited, Highly Anticipated
Published: Fri, 11/11/22
2023 Medicare Final Rules: Long-Awaited, Highly Anticipated Amid this election season, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has…
Full 2023 CPT Code Set Released, Updates Aimed at Reducing Administrative Burdens
Published: Thu, 10/20/22
Full 2023 CPT Code Set Released, Updates Aimed at Reducing Administrative Burdens The AMA released the calendar year 2023 CPT code set, which builds…
New ICD-10-CM Codes a ‘Big Switch-Over’ for Neurocognitive Disorders
Published: Tue, 10/11/22
New ICD-10-CM Codes a ‘Big Switch-Over’ for Neurocognitive Disorders Revised ICD-10-CM codes for neurocognitive disorders are now in effect, the…
Hit and Miss: AMA Misses Opportunity to Simplify Hospital E&M Coding
Published: Wed, 10/05/22
Hit and Miss: AMA Misses Opportunity to Simplify Hospital E&M Coding It was a happy day in 2020 the American Medical Association (AMA), the owner of…
Tips for Preparing for New Coding Changes for 2023
Published: Fri, 09/30/22
Tips for Preparing for New Coding Changes for 2023 With the start of fiscal year (FY) 2023 right around the corner, this is a good time for clinical…
CMS decreases Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible
Published: Wed, 09/28/22
CMS decreases Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the 2023 premiums,…
AHA Responds to Medicare Outpatient Payment Updates for CY 2023
Published: Tue, 09/20/22
AHA Responds to Medicare Outpatient Payment Updates for CY 2023 When commenting on the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)…