Dec 23, 2023Medicare Credentialing ChangesCMS has discontinued the 855R credentialing form. The 855R form has been used for over 25 years to reassign Medicare benefits to group...
Dec 6, 2023Documenting Anesthesia TimeThe following factors should be taken into account when documenting pre-OR time, in room time, and PACU time. 1. START TIME. a. ...
Nov 30, 2023MEDICAL COMPLIANCE CENTER'S 2024 ANESTHESIA & CHRONIC PAIN WEBINARSREGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR MEDICAL COMPLIANCE CENTER'S 2024 ANESTHESIA & CHRONIC PAIN COMPLIANCE UPDATES JANUARY 11 & 12, 2024 Each of...
Nov 16, 2023DHHS Enforcement Actions Involving Anesthesia and Chronic PainDHHS just released its Annual Report for the Health Care Fraud & Abuse Control Program, wherein it detailed the Government’s latest...
Nov 12, 2023Billing Telehealth from HomeWe know that Medicare is allowing, for 2024, the patient to be at home and receive a telehealth service that is billable to Medicare. ...
Nov 11, 2023Gastric U/S is Not Bundled for AnesthesiaWe recently submitted a request for an official opinion to the AMA regarding whether an abdominal U/S is bundled into the anesthesia base...