Announced in the Wall Street Journal on Dec 3, 2014, the Obama administration has strengthened Medicare’s authority to kick doctors and other medical providers out of the federal program for [...]
Announced in the Wall Street Journal on Dec 3, 2014, the Obama administration has strengthened Medicare’s authority to kick doctors and other medical providers out of the federal program for [...]
Eligible professionals (EPs) who reported at least one PQRS quality measure during 2014 via claims-based reporting can access their data on a quarterly basis using the 2014 PQRS Interim Feedback [...]
Article By Heidi Stout, CPC, COSC, CCS-P In an effort to reduce inappropriate claim payments due to incorrect use of modifier 59, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [...]
CMS is establishing four new HCPCS modifiers to define subsets ofthe - 59 modifier, a modifier used to define a "Distinct Procedural Service." EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2015 Unless otherwise specified, [...]
The AMA states that there are over 500 changes to the 2015 CPT code system. This pace of change is another reason why your practice may need professional coding assistance. [...]
Posted: 16 Jun 2014 12:58 PM PDT In May of 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report detailing its findings regarding Medicare payments for evaluation and [...]
Heidi Stout, CPC, COSC, CCS-P Heidi Stout has over 30 years experience in orthopaedic coding. She is the director of the orthopaedic surgery division for The Coding Network, LLC, and [...]
A tiny sliver of doctors and other medical providers, including one physician who billed more than $20 million alone, accounted for an outsize portion of Medicare's 2012 costs. WSJ's Christopher [...]
Even if you've been filing Medicare claim form 1500 for years, effective April 1, 2014 your process is about to change. This is the date that CMS' new 2/12 1500 [...]
