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Member feedback has led to some exciting changes for test-taking. The AAPC Exams Team is excited to announce some recent changes to the AAPC certification exam process that have been years in the making. After listening to member feedback and requests, AAPC has increased exam scheduling flexibility and access to electronic exams, while ensuring that […]
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The government is taking care of business and AAPC membership is taking care of their own. The federal government has declared public health emergencies (PHEs) in Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Fiona, effective Sept.17, and in Florida in response to Hurricane Ian, effective Sept. 23. In two separate press releases, the Centers for Medicare […]
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Clinical diagnostic laboratories can identify specimen collection for COVID-19 testing using two new HCPCS Level II codes, effective March 1, 2020. Check Patient Location Before Coding Medicare posted these new specimen collection codes in a March 31, 2020, special edition MLN Connects and in a last-minute revision to the April 2020 HCPCS Level II quarterly […]
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Expensive cutting-edge cancer therapy is now covered. Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized their long-awaited decision to make Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR T-cell) therapy, a type of cancer treatment that uses a patient’s own genetically modified immune cells to fight cancer, available to Medicare patients nationwide. This determination enables […]
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The Patient Driven Pay Model (PDPM) will change the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System’s (PPS) method of classifying SNF patients in a Medicare-covered Part A stay Oct. 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provide a number of resources on their web site. Patient Driven Pay Model According to the Centers […]
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AAPC is aware of the needs of its recently certified coders and is seeking opportunities to help them gain work experience by partnering with employers to provide externships in the fields they’ve trained so hard to enter. As an officer, you undoubtedly have apprentice coders at your meetings that could benefit from this program. You […]
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When officers schedule exam dates they now are required to state the time the book check will begin. This will clear up any questions examinees may have about the time to arrive for the exam. While this new field is a requirement for any new exams created online, officers are encouraged to add this information […]
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Billing Alert for Long-Term Care August issue is now available