Last week, CMS issued guidance for providers pursuant to the announcement on February 9th that the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will end on
Last week CMS issued Transmittal 11842. The Transmittal outlines changes to the instructions for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services within the Medicare Claims Processing Manual.
Yesterday, CMS released the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation Final Rule. The Final Rule is intended to strengthen the accuracy of risk adjustment
Happy New Year from the HBE Advisors team! As we begin 2023, it is a great time to validate your coding and compliance programs are
2022 Medicare Fee-For-Service Improper Payments Report was just released. The report identified an estimated $31.46 billion in improper payments with a payment error rate of
The OIG has issued their Semiannual Report to Congress for the period April 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022. The report highlights over $4 billion in
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