Respiratory Question for the Week of September 21, 2020
MedLearn Publishing
September 20, 2020
Do you have any advice for billing oximetry trend studies?
Do you have any advice for billing oximetry trend studies?
May we report code 0482T (absolute quantification) along with the new cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) codes in 2020?
Can we perform repeat organ and disease-oriented panel procedures on a single day of service?
The move contrasts with shorter timelines associated with the releases of the IPPS, OPPS rules. In an apparent effort to make providers’ lives a little
Two payers allegedly inflated their bids. Earlier this month, two Independence Blue Cross (IBC) subsidiaries in Pennsylvania agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve allegations
New study reinforces SDoH impact Focus on the social determinants of health (SDoH) continues to intensify nationwide, and that means potentially higher costs of care
Hospital medical records are under scrutiny by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Via two unrelated changes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The Social Dilemma of Health (SDoH). In March 2018, the world was shocked when it became public knowledge that Cambridge Analytica, a company based in
Twice a year, in March and September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee meets, and the public
According to ICD-10, gone are the days when you had to be chemically dependent on a substance in order to experience withdrawal (I will defer
On Sept. 8, the American Medical Association (AMA) released two new codes related to the coding and reporting of COVID-19 testing and management. The additions
The Coordination and Maintenance Committee meetings were held virtually on Sept. 8 and 9. For proposals presented for an April 1, 2021 effective date, comments
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