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03/10/2014
Just-released billing rules for the expanded coverage of an oral version of a three-drug regimen used to fight nausea and vomiting for patients receiving certain types of chemotherapy drugs may shift billing and payment for those drugs — and the associated revenue — from your practice.
 
03/10/2014
Private insurance plans aren’t the only ones required to offer physician practices the right to receive payments via electronic funds transfer (EFT). The Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) also must standardize EFT transfers, a change that may impact the way you receive your Medicare payments.
 
03/10/2014
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03/10/2014
Practices that are able to use an oral three-drug regimen for treating nausea in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy drugs including J9263
(Oxaliplatin) and J9025 (Azacitidine) could see new revenue in May.
 
03/03/2014

Practices may not get as much of a break as they hope with the pause in recovery auditor (RAC) additional documentation requests (ADRs).

03/03/2014

In addition to halting recovery auditor (RAC) audit activity while the new contract bids are sought and contracts awarded, CMS proposed five changes to the rules by which the new RACs will operate. 

03/03/2014

Physicians may have a few ways to get involved in CMS’ end-to-end ICD-10 testing, despite the federal agency’s announcement that it would be open to a “small group” of providers.

03/03/2014

If you’re a financially sound practice accustomed to teamwork and transparency, joining an accountable care organization (ACO) could help your practice provide higher quality care for less money, based on two HHS reports and some ACO managers.

03/03/2014

Review your documentation carefully when physicians prescribe power mobility devices (PMDs) to make sure the required face-to-face visit shows clear medical necessity for the device.

03/03/2014

Before you bill injection code 96372 for an injection that was done by a nurse, make sure that the injection was given under the direct supervision of a provider. If it wasn’t, you can’t support use of that code.

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