Apr 12th, 2023
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. ...
In Coding
Apr 3rd, 2023
You won’t find these codes in your 2023 code books, but they are effective April 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released coding changes and policy updates for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The updates include the addition of many new HCPCS Level II codes, the deletion of a few ...
Mar 1st, 2023
Know your patients’ right of access to their medical records. The patient is at the center of the 21st Century Cures Act. Putting patients in charge of their health records is at the center of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) work toward a value-based healthcare system. Giving patients control of their electronic ...
Mar 1st, 2023
Choosing a vendor that matches your organization’s needs and values is a team effort. Selecting a vendor partner for your office is no small task. Choosing the right vendor can add enormous value to everyone’s electronic workflow, from coders and billers to auditors and providers. A poor vendor partner, however, can result in inefficiencies and ...
Mar 1st, 2023
Avoid losing revenue and patients through poor customer service. The insurance verification process confirms patient eligibility and benefits and must be done before the patient is seen by the provider. Failure to perform this step or allowing untrained staff to perform this step can cause a medical practice to lose revenue and patients. An Example ...