The 2021 Medicare Final Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule was released yesterday. The provisions contained within the final rule...
2021 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The 2021 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) was released late Tuesday. The provisions contained within the 2,165 pages of final r...
Happy Thanksgiving
We are thankful for our amazing clients and grateful for the trust you place in us. From all of us at HBE Advisors, we wish you and your f...
2021 E/M Changes Webinar
We invite you to join us November 3rd at 1pm Eastern for our free webinar. Our Principal, Amy Bailey, will be discussing the new outpatient/offi...
CMS Issues New Telehealth Expansion
Last week, CMS added 11 new services to the approved telehealth benefit category for services rendered during the public health emergency. The u...
2021 ICD-10 Effective October 1
The 2021 edition of ICD-10 contains over 500 diagnosis coding changes. The updates will become effective in just 9 days, on October 1st, 2020.&n...
OIG Workplan Update- COVID-19 Audits
In their most recent Work Plan update, the OIG has announced they will be auditing Medicare payments for inpatient discharges billed by hospitals for ...
CMS To Require Proof of Positive COVID-19 Test To Get 20% MS-DRG Bonus
In an Aug. 17 MLN Matters article, CMS stated that starting September 1, hospitals will lose the 20% Medicare bonus for treating inpatients ...
Sweeping E/M Changes Effective January 1, 2021
The AMA and CMS have released significant changes to outpatient office E/M coding. The new coding guidelines will be implemented January 1, 2021...