The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and other federal agencies have emphasized the importance of voluntarily developed and implemented compliance plans. The OIG has supplied guidance as to the elements of a model compliance plan.
The January Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) expands editing related to manifestation diagnosis codes. Read this article to find out more about the editing.
Physicians who certify patient eligibility for hospice services must enroll in Medicare or opt out effective for claims submitted on October 7, 2024 and after with dates of service June 3, 2024 or later.
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15 minutes on the date of service.
When a patient enrolls in or disenrolls from a Medicare Advantage plan during his/her inpatient stay, the following factors will determine whether to bill the Medicare Advantage plan and/or original Medicare.
Find the latest Medicare news identified specifically for providers of cardiology services as well as helpful information, tools, and links to CMS resources pertaining to this specialty.
As announced by CMS on April 23, providers using a third-party vendor to conduct their beneficiary eligibility transactions must attest to their relationship via the HIPAA Eligibility Transaction System (HETS) EDI Enrollment Tool by May 11.…