CMS has issued updated guidance regarding the appropriate billing of drugs/biologicals. The new guidelines apply to all providers and are effective ...
CMS Medicare Advantage Final Rule Takes Aim at Risk Adjustment Coding
Yesterday, CMS released the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation Final Rule. The Final Rule is intended to strengthen the acc...
2022 Medicare Improper Payments Data
2022 Medicare Fee-For-Service Improper Payments Report was just released. The report identified an estimated $31.46 billion in improper payments...
2023 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
CMS has released the 2023 Final Medicare Physician Schedule. The rule formally adopts many major changes for the upcoming year including: Decrease i...
HBE Split Shared and Incident to Webinar
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER! In 2022, the CMS issued new requirements for the documentation and billing for services involving both a non-physic...
The 2023 CPT and ICD-10 Changes are Here
The deadlines to implement the 2023 ICD-10 and CPT changes are fast approaching. The implementation date for 2023 ICD-10 is October 1, 2022. The...
OIG Targets Critical Care Services
The OIG has released a new audit report of critical care services. The audit revealed a significant error rate and identified the following deficien...
2023 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
CMS has released the 2023 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule. The proposed rule is more than 2,000 pages and contains numerous, important rule change...
2023 E/M Changes are Here
AMA has issued an early release of the 2023 E/M changes. The AMA had previously indicated they would be revising a significant portion of the E/...