CMS published its HCPCS Quarterly Update in March, which heralded the sum of 94 HCPCS Level II code additions, discontinuations, and definition revisions. The changes became effective April 1.
The lack of interaction with remote work has a variety of impacts. Managers must develop strategies for remote onboarding and training, find different ways to measure productivity, and keep employees engaged.
Physician coders should watch out for recently implemented edits to codes that debuted January 1 in the quarterly updates to the NCCI files. The latest updates introduce 2,171 new PTP edits and 164 new MUEs.
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study in March found that “foot and ankle care was associated with an 11% lower likelihood of death…and a 9% lower likelihood of major amputation (above or below knee).”
Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P , and Mary A. Johnson, MBA-HM-HI, CPC , review the purpose of modifiers and analyze their integral part in reporting encounters, receiving reimbursement, and promoting continuity of care. Note : To access this free article, make sure you first register here if you do not have a paid subscription.
Trey La Charité, MD, FACP, SFHM, CCS, CCDS , analyzes the challenges that both inpatient and outpatient CDI specialists encounter and offers advice to lessen provider opposition to participating in outpatient CDI.
Katie Patterson, CPC , summarizes the Medicare Quality Payment Program, provider qualifications, clinician participation, and how they work to achieve the program’s main objectives.
CMS retroactively added two new CPT codes for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine administration. The codes affect services rendered on or after October 6, 2023.
