May 23, 2023New DEA Rules on Telehealth Rx of NarcoticsOn May 10, 2023, the DEA issued a Temporary Rule regarding using telehealth to issue electronic prescriptions of opioids after the PHE...
May 3, 2023Update on Telephone Only Calls After the PHECMS has published an update on what PHE flexibilities will be extended after the PHE. I previously reported that telephone only calls...
Apr 19, 2023End of the PHE1. 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...
Mar 29, 2023New SIJ Injection LCDsFive of the seven Medicare Carriers around the country have adopted a multijurisdictional new LCD for SI Joint Injections (“SIJIs”). The...
Mar 15, 2023STIMWAVE Former CEO IndictedMany of you have inquired about using STIMWAVE (“SW”) stimulator products and whether Medicare would pay for them. The DOJ just issued a...
Feb 28, 2023Cannot Downcode 93355 to 933121. Question. Can 93312 be used for a TEE performed in connection with a TAVR (or other transcatheter or intracardiac or great vessel...
Feb 20, 2023Prescribing Excessive OpioidsOver the past several years, multiple pain physicians have been found guilty of illegally prescribing opioids in violation of the...