Bill Correctly for Medicare Telehealth Services (2/2020)
In a recent report, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) improperly paid practitioners for some telehealth claims associated with services that did not meet Medicare requirements. CMS released the Medicare Telehealth Services video to help you bill correctly.
Additional resources:
Source: CMS
In a recent report, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) determined that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) improperly paid practitioners for some telehealth claims associated with services that did not meet Medicare requirements. CMS released the Medicare Telehealth Services video to help you bill correctly.
Additional resources:
- Telehealth Services (PDF) Medicare Learning Network Booklet
- Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 12 (PDF), Section 190
- Medicare Telehealth Payment Eligibility Analyzer
- List of Covered Telehealth Services webpage
- CMS Paid Practitioners for Telehealth Services That Did Not Meet Medicare Requirements OIG Report
Source: CMS
Over 1,500 health care organizations hit with successful ransomware attacks since 2016, report says
HealthIT Security (2/13, HealthITSecurity) reports “more than 1,500 health care organizations have been hit with successful ransomware attacks since 2016, costing the sector over $160 million during that time, according to a recent report from Comparitech, a company that provides consumers with privacy information, tools, and comparisons.”
HealthIT Security (2/13, HealthITSecurity) reports “more than 1,500 health care organizations have been hit with successful ransomware attacks since 2016, costing the sector over $160 million during that time, according to a recent report from Comparitech, a company that provides consumers with privacy information, tools, and comparisons.”
House committee approves surprise billing legislation
The Hill (2/11, Sullivan) reports the House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill that would protect patients from surprise medical bills. The article says that the bill will now be sent to the full House alongside competing bills.
The Hill (2/11, Sullivan) reports the House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill that would protect patients from surprise medical bills. The article says that the bill will now be sent to the full House alongside competing bills.
House Ways and Means Committee releases legislation on surprise medical bills
The Hill (2/7, Sullivan) reported the House Ways and Means Committee “released their legislation to protect patients from getting massive, surprise medical bills, as congressional action on the subject intensifies.” Reps. Richard Neal and Kevin Brady, the committee’s leaders, both support the legislation, which “would protect patients from getting bills for thousands of dollars when they go to the emergency room and one of their doctors happens to be outside their insurance network.”
The Hill (2/7, Sullivan) reported the House Ways and Means Committee “released their legislation to protect patients from getting massive, surprise medical bills, as congressional action on the subject intensifies.” Reps. Richard Neal and Kevin Brady, the committee’s leaders, both support the legislation, which “would protect patients from getting bills for thousands of dollars when they go to the emergency room and one of their doctors happens to be outside their insurance network.”
310 ASCs with total joint replacements
Source: Becker's Healthcare
Written by Laura Dyrda | April 29, 2019
Total joint replacements are moving to the outpatient setting, with more than 300 ASCs across the country including total knee and hip procedures.
Here is a list of those centers. To add a center to this list, contact Laura Dyrda at ldyrda@beckershealthcare.com.
Written by Laura Dyrda | April 29, 2019
Total joint replacements are moving to the outpatient setting, with more than 300 ASCs across the country including total knee and hip procedures.
Here is a list of those centers. To add a center to this list, contact Laura Dyrda at ldyrda@beckershealthcare.com.
South Carolina
- Carolina Bone & Joint Surgery Center (Myrtle Beach, S.C.).
- Carolina Coast Surgery Center (Murrells Inlet, S.C.)
- Charleston Surgery Center (North Charleston, S.C.)
- Lowcountry Outpatient Surgery Center (Summerville, S.C.)
- Midlands Orthopedic Surgery Center (Columbia, S.C.)
- Spartanburg (S.C.) Surgery Center
- Surgery Center at Pelham (Greer, S.C.)