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FCA Settlement Clarifies False Claims Liability for Consultants

Billing consultant implicated in healthcare provider’s wrongdoing. Can I be prosecuted for fraud because of my involvement in submitting a false claim? This is a common question from coding and billing personnel, especially when they have concerns regarding the codes and modifiers they are directed to bill relative to provided healthcare services and supplies. While […]

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MPFSDB October Update Clarifies Code Payment

Revised instructions indicate payment status for new CPT codes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued changes to the October update of the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB) that you do not want to ignore. Among the revisions relayed in MLN Matters 11939, issued Oct. 27, are the anticipated payment […]

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MAC Clarifies Modifier 50 Appropriate Use

Novitas Solutions recently issued a Modifier 50 Fact Sheet, reminding medical coders of the proper use for this CPT payment modifier. The Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for jurisdictions H and L warns that, effective for Part B claims received on and after Aug. 16, 2019, services will be rejected as unprocessable when modifier 50 Bilateral […]

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CMS Podcast Clarifies Changes to Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched “CMS: Beyond the Policy” podcasts last month to better explain updates and changes to Medicare policies and programs. First Podcast? E/M CMS: Beyond the Policy’s inaugural episode focuses on evaluation and management coding (E/M).  Last November, CMS finalized changes in how doctors and other clinicians  document […]

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CMS Clarifies Bilateral Surgical Procedures and MUEs

Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) may render certain claim lines for bilateral surgical procedures unpayable, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its instructions to make it all a little more clear.  MUEs and  Bilateral Surgery CMS points out in MLN Matters SE1422 Revised that providers and suppliers billing bilateral procedures using […]
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CMS Clarifies Bilateral Surgical Procedures and MUEs

Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) may render certain claim lines for bilateral surgical procedures unpayable, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded its instructions to make it all a little more clear.  MUEs and the Bilateral Surgery CMS points out in MLN Matters SE1422 Revised that providers and suppliers billing bilateral procedures using […]
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Fire doors, drills, and the ED; Joint Commission clarifies Life Safety Code requirements

In May, The Joint Commission issued clarifications on its 2012 Life Safety Code® (LSC)–related requirements for fire doors, fire drills, and emergency department (ED) occupancy. Here’s a look at the four clarifications and what they mean.

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