Pharmacy Question for the Week of April 16, 2018
MedLearn Publishing
April 16, 2018
Are there any new pass-through codes for the next quarter?
Are there any new pass-through codes for the next quarter?
I am looking for information from Medicare on ICD-10 changes made to the NCDs. Can you help with this?
Can the following CPT® code for glucose point of care (POC) be used for a hospital patient?
82962 Glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use
Women earn less than men in nearly every single occupation. Recently, I left my home base in southeastern Wisconsin and landed in the warm and
CCD is when the typical and customary documentation of a condition does not line up with the available codes or the indexing. Last week, I
HIM coding can play a part in stopping the abuse and neglect of children Marking April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we note that
It is highly recommended to self-audit first, internally, with qualified staff. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a four-part series on the importance of
Not all P2Ps should be pursued. In my reporting a few weeks ago, I encouraged physician advisors and other leaders in case management to analyze
CMS does not specify effective date for new changes. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a decision memo for Magnetic Resonance
Don’t confuse your payer policy with providers’ medical degrees My recent article regarding secondary diagnosis coding and my advice to “just follow the guidelines” seems to
Don’t count on headlines; reading the fine print is crucial. Recently I presented a RACuniversity webcast on the changes to the National Coverage Determination (NCD)
A recent study on gender wage discrepancy sheds new light on an old issue. EDITOR’S NOTE: Opinions expressed by ICD10monitor contributors are their own.
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