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Indiana system to pay $2.9M to settle Medicaid overbilling allegations

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Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Health System has agreed to pay $ 2.9 million to settle allegations it overbilled Medicaid between January 2017 and March 2021.

Improper revenue codes were submitted to Medicaid for certain blood-clotting tests performed on patients at several Parkview hospitals, according to a Sept. 27 news release from the Indiana Attorney General’s Office.

Attorney General Todd Rokita said Parkview cooperated with the office when the overbilling was brought to its attention.

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April Brings ASC Payment System Updates

April is upon us. And for those who code and bill for products and services provided in the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) setting, it’s time to familiarize yourself with the quarterly updates to the ASC payment system. The changes to codes and calendar year (CY) 2022 payment rates for ASCs released by the Centers for […]

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ASC Payment System Updates: January 2022

Weeks after finalizing payment rates and policy changes affecting Medicare services furnished in hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) settings for calendar year (CY) 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to the ASC payment system, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Make sure your billing staff knows about these changes. January […]

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July 2020 ASC Payment System Update

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the July 2020 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (ASC PS) last month. Providers and suppliers billing Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) for services subject to the ASC PS need to be aware of the changes to and billing instructions for various payment policies implemented […]

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Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System July 2019 Update

An Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System (ASC PS) update that took effect July 1, 2019, changes billing instructions for various payment policies and codes. Here is what you need to know to properly bill Medicare for these services and supplies. New CPT Category III Codes Effective July 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]

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Researchers Asked for A Follow-Up System, And We’ve Got It

A recent study aimed at calculating follow-up recommendations in radiology reports and comparing the efficacy of various methods to identify patients in need of follow-up suggests the usefulness of technologies that can take action on those recommendations.  The study that was conducted by Dr. Emmanuel Carrodeguas and his colleagues, published on December 29, 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology and reported by AuntMinnie.com, concludes in part that “Automatic identification of follow-up recommendations could have wide implications for establishing and timely performance of collaboratively developed follow-up care plans for actionable findings in radiology reports to improve quality and experience of care for patients.”


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Researchers Asked for A Follow-Up System, And We’ve Got It

A recent study aimed at calculating follow-up recommendations in radiology reports and comparing the efficacy of various methods to identify patients in need of follow-up suggests the usefulness of technologies that can take action on those recommendations.  The study that was conducted by Dr. Emmanuel Carrodeguas and his colleagues, published on December 29, 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology and reported by AuntMinnie.com, concludes in part that “Automatic identification of follow-up recommendations could have wide implications for establishing and timely performance of collaboratively developed follow-up care plans for actionable findings in radiology reports to improve quality and experience of care for patients.”


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Researchers Asked for A Follow-Up System, And We’ve Got It

A recent study aimed at calculating follow-up recommendations in radiology reports and comparing the efficacy of various methods to identify patients in need of follow-up suggests the usefulness of technologies that can take action on those recommendations.  The study that was conducted by Dr. Emmanuel Carrodeguas and his colleagues, published on December 29, 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology and reported by AuntMinnie.com, concludes in part that “Automatic identification of follow-up recommendations could have wide implications for establishing and timely performance of collaboratively developed follow-up care plans for actionable findings in radiology reports to improve quality and experience of care for patients.”


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Researchers Asked for A Follow-Up System, And We’ve Got It

A recent study aimed at calculating follow-up recommendations in radiology reports and comparing the efficacy of various methods to identify patients in need of follow-up suggests the usefulness of technologies that can take action on those recommendations.  The study that was conducted by Dr. Emmanuel Carrodeguas and his colleagues, published on December 29, 2018 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology and reported by AuntMinnie.com, concludes in part that “Automatic identification of follow-up recommendations could have wide implications for establishing and timely performance of collaboratively developed follow-up care plans for actionable findings in radiology reports to improve quality and experience of care for patients.”


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