How often have you heard, when getting Medicare data, “that does not include Medicare Advantage (MA) data in that report.” MA, now representing over 50
Just before Congress adjourned for 2023, lawmakers sent another in a series of letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing “serious
In the 2023 Fourth Quarter of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Clinic, there is discussion of two types of short-term external heart assist systems.
The U.S. Office of Minority Health (OMH) released last Tuesday new public files on Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community
The Biden Administration has announced that it is poised to begin collecting feedback regarding proposed sweeping changes to the growing Medicare Advantage (MA) marketplace, marking
A new code, recently announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is effective now and according to some it’s expected to keep
What considerations should be taken into account when coding for the imaging of the inferior phrenic artery, especially concerning the various anomalous arterial variations that may exist, including different points of origin such as the aorta, celiac, or renal artery?
Do you have any tips for respiratory therapy rehabilitation in 2024?
How do we report multiple percutaneous image-guided breast biopsies in 2024?
Can you explain some of the rationale behind new 2024 chemistry codes 86041-43, and 86366?
For 2024, how should the utilization of intravascular lithotripsy outside of the coronary arteries be reported, and what specific coding ranges apply for facility and professional fee coding when it comes to its use in the lower extremities?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) has put iron clad policies into action with several changes
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