HIPAA Updates
On February 14, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”), which investigates HIPAA and issues fines and penalties, released a report to...
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Jan 24
E&M Levels: Medicare Data
Many of you have periodically requested information as to the Medicare data on how your peers are billing 99202-99205 and 99211-99215 now...
Dec 23, 2023
Medicare Credentialing Changes
CMS has discontinued the 855R credentialing form. The 855R form has been used for over 25 years to reassign Medicare benefits to group...
Nov 30, 2023
MEDICAL COMPLIANCE CENTER'S 2024 ANESTHESIA & CHRONIC PAIN WEBINARS
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR MEDICAL COMPLIANCE CENTER'S 2024 ANESTHESIA & CHRONIC PAIN COMPLIANCE UPDATES JANUARY 11 & 12, 2024 Each of...
Nov 12, 2023
Billing Telehealth from Home
We know that Medicare is allowing, for 2024, the patient to be at home and receive a telehealth service that is billable to Medicare. ...
Nov 9, 2023
Telehealth Incident to Billing
1. Virtual Direct Supervision. The 2024 Medicare Physician’s Fee Schedule Final Rule confirms that for 2024, Medicare will continue to...
Nov 7, 2023
Changes to Medicare Telehealth Modifier and Place of Service Codes
Medicare is changing how to report place of service codes and modifiers for telehealth services in 2024. For 2023, you reported the...
Nov 6, 2023
Telephone Visits for 2024
The Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Final Rule was released November 2, 2023, in which CMS confirmed that telephone visits remain on...
Nov 5, 2023
New Medicare Conversion Factors for 2024
The 2024 Medicare Physicians Fee Schedule Final Rule (the "Final Rule") was released November 2, 2023. The Final Rule states that the...
Nov 5, 2023
Should You Have a Different Fee Schedule for Medicare?
There is an urban myth that you can only have one fee schedule. Not true, although you should address the reason for different fee...
May 23, 2023
New DEA Rules on Telehealth Rx of Narcotics
On May 10, 2023, the DEA issued a Temporary Rule regarding using telehealth to issue electronic prescriptions of opioids after the PHE...
May 3, 2023
Update on Telephone Only Calls After the PHE
CMS has published an update on what PHE flexibilities will be extended after the PHE. I previously reported that telephone only calls...
Apr 19, 2023
End of the PHE
1. End of the PHE. DHHS is terminating the PHE on May 11, 2023. Many of the PHE waivers will end on May 11; however, some will continue...
Jan 23, 2023
Overview of 2023 ASA RVG
The 2023 ASA RVG (Relative Value Guide) confirms that for 2023 there are no new anesthesia codes, no deleted anesthesia codes, no changed...
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