Improving Access to Specialists
New rule allows Medicaid and CHIP programs to pay specialists directly when a primary-care provider requests their advice. New guidance issued Jan. 5 by the
New rule allows Medicaid and CHIP programs to pay specialists directly when a primary-care provider requests their advice. New guidance issued Jan. 5 by the
The GAO performs a study on telehealth. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with timely,
It’s a move sure to stir up controversy. Under a recently passed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final Rule, your Medicare enrollments will
Oct. 1, 2019, marks the beginning of a new era of billing for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was published on Aug.
Under PDPM, reimbursement will be driven by coding and documentation. South Florida has historically been a hotbed of healthcare fraud, and there is a long
April showers bring social determinants of health flowers The showers of April have brought a burst of blooms in the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH)
CMS and ONC get serious about interoperability during HIMSS. During the HIMSS 19 conference in Orlando last week, the heads of the Office of the
Not billing the APP service can result in serious revenue cycle errors. Many providers are still struggling with the non-physician practitioner (NPP) billing rules from
The U.S. is in the middle of flu season this month and the opioid crisis appears unabated. There are several public health issues that are
Interoperability is seen as the first step to using data for health improvement. I expect that 2019 will be the “Year of Interoperability”. The Centers
Coders can expect to confront new challenges, including new payment models and HIPAA changes. The new year brings new challenges for the healthcare industry. From
No separate codes for podiatric E&M visits in final rule. The final rule for the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule was released on Nov. 1. Some