Updates and regulatory changes continue to pour in as the COVID-19 crisis continues. Yesterday, CMS issued an Interim Final Rule (IFC) with swee...
The AMA and CMS Release New Coding and Billing Guidance for COVID-19
Last night, the AMA released new coding guidance for telehealth services. In the release, the AMA also indicated they received updated guidance ...
New Guidelines for Reporting Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 Effective April 1, 2020
The ICD-10 Committee announced today, they are adopting U07.1 (COVID-19) for reporting confirmed cases effective April 1, 2020 which is soon...
CMS Issues Emergency Coverage Expansion of Telehealth Services
Today, CMS announced a waiver of the current telehealth coverage requirements to allow more providers the ability to offer telehealth and virtual serv...
HBE Advisors Offers Partner Solutions for the COVID-19 Crisis
The HBE Advisors team has focused on serving our client’s needs for over two decades. We take pride in the relationships we have cultivate...
CMS Releases List of Mandatory Shoppable Services
Last November, CMS finalized the proposed hospital price transparency rules which will be effective January 1, 2021. The final rule requires hos...
The OIG Identifies Overpayments for CCM
The OIG released a report that revealed Medicare made hundreds of thousands of dollars in overpayments for chronic care management (CCM) services whic...
The DOJ Settles “Incident to” False Claims Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a False Claims Act settlement with a family practice physician who improperly billed “inciden...
2019 Improper Medicare Payment Report
The 2019 Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) report was published last week. The report provides detailed information regarding fee-for-service pa...