By November 1, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin reprocessing claims for outpatient clinic visit services provided at excepted off-campus Provider-Based Departments (PBDs) so they’re paid at the same rate as non-excepted off-campus PBDs for those services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
Medicare Reimbursement Announced For Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine For Immunocompromised Individuals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to allow for the use of an additional dose in certain immunocompromised individuals, especially solid organ transplant recipients or those who are diagnosed with conditions that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise on August 12, 2021.
Rethinking Outsourced Medical Coding in a Pandemic: Benefits, Best Practices, and Considerations
The pandemic “changed everything”—and “everything” should include how you answer, “should we outsource medical coding services”?
Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System & Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System For Fiscal Year 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS). The rule revises the Medicare IPPS for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals as well as for certain hospitals and hospital units excluded from the IPPS and updates the payment policies and the annual payment rates for inpatient hospital services provided by LTCHs under the LTCH PPS.
How Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management Companies Can Support A “Hybrid Workforce”
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed work, and providers and healthcare revenue cycle solutions in the USA aren’t exempt.
