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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued, April 10, the Inpatient Prospective Payment System/Long-Term Care Hospital (IPPS/LTCH) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2024.
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Provisions include topsy-turvy payment adjustments across the country. A proposed rule outlines payments, wages, and policies in fiscal year (FY) 2023 for inpatient psychiatric facilities paid under the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed rule March 31 and is accepting public comments […]
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The American Medical Association’s (AMA’s) CPT® Editorial Panel has released eight new COVID-19-related codes to report a new formulation of the Pfizer vaccine, a Moderna booster vaccine, and a Pfizer booster using either the new or old formulation. These codes are in addition to the four new CPT codes released last month and the many […]
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For a code that has no relative value units (RVUs) and commands $ 0.00 in Medicare nonfacility fees, 99000 Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from the office to a laboratory has received a disproportionate amount of attention of late. Part of the reason for that lies in the role the American Medical Association (AMA) […]
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Are you using the most current ABN? A new Fee-for-Service Advanced Beneficiary Notification of Non-coverage (ABN) form is now effective, with an expiration date of June 30, 2023. The use of the old ABN (version 03/2020) will be considered invalid after Aug. 31, 2020. What’s Changed in the ABN? Guidelines for dual eligible beneficiaries (patients […]
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State surveyors will focus on infection control procedures at healthcare facilities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a call to action, March 4, to remind healthcare providers nationwide that they are required to maintain infection control procedures. State survey agencies and accrediting organizations will focus their facility inspections – starting with nursing […]
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Will your utilization data pre- and post-PDGM make you stand out to authorities? As the weeks under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) wear on, more reports of home health agencies (HHAs) cutting therapy visits and staff roll in. Now Medicare officials are telling agencies to cut it out. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
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It is the time of year where the members of the National Advisory Board meet in person with representatives of AAPC to brainstorm a variety of issues. Looking back to the list of projects developed as a result of last year’s meeting, the NAB had a very busy year and worked diligently to improve the […]
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Sorry, that’s 51720 for instillation, not 96402.