Advanced care planning (ACP)
Advanced care planning (ACP) is a separate Part B service enabling Medicare patients to make important decisions over the type...
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Understanding the credit balance report
Review the following questions and answers to gain an understanding of credit balance reporting.
Anatomical modifiers
Procedures performed during separate patient encounters, at separate anatomic sites, or on separate specimens, may require a...
Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Educational Series -- Questions and Answers
The following questions originated from the "Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Educational Series." The questions are followed by...
YouTube video: Avoid Medicare claim rejects that should be submitted to a Medicare Advantage plan
Want to learn the key differences between original Medicare and a Medicare Advantage plan? Take a look at our YouTube video.
Avoid rejection of paper claims
First Coast made changes to how we handle paper claims marked for "other insurance". Review this article to avoid claim...
Signature requirement samples
Medicare signature requirements sample signature log and sample signature attestation statement.
Signature requirements: Guidelines for authentication of Medicare services
CMS requires that any Medicare service provided or ordered must be authenticated by the author - the one who provided or ordered...
Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) January 1 revalidation deadline indefinitely suspended
Read for information regarding SNF revalidation deadline suspension.
New Fiscal Intermediary Shared System (FISS) consistency edit to validate attending physician NPI
Effective April 1, CMS implemented a new consistency edit to validate the attending physician NPI. Claims are returning with...