Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, and Sarah L. Goodman, MBA, CHCAF, CPC-H, CCP, FCS, discuss the purpose of medically unlikely edits (MUEs) and how they are calculated by CMS.
Hospital value-based purchasing (HVBP). It's the latest buzz phrase in the healthcare industry, and it's something in which all insurers are interested.
An overwhelming 87% of respondents to a recent survey by Navicure of physician practices said they are at least "somewhat confident" they will be ready for ICD-10 implementation by October 1.
Q: Can we report CPT ® code 32609 (thoracoscopy; with biopsy of pleura) with 32666 (thoracoscopy, surgical; with therapeutic wedge resection, initial unilateral)? We have researched thoroughly and were not able to find a clear answer.