Long-term care professionals have been diligently cramming to prepare for a new skilled nursing reimbursement system in October, but a data expert had a sobering observation for presentation attendees Friday.
Doctors and practice administrators are always looking for how to maximize profits. As a coding/billing consultant, chart auditor, and educator, I’m often asked about ways to improve coding. Here are three codes that I find are...
New federal regulations impose gag rule on physicians, restrict access to critical services
A newly issued federal regulation, if allowed to stand, would limit women’s access to care and force doctors to withhold information about all of their health care options. The AMA says government regulators got this one...
During the HIMSS 19 conference in Orlando last week, the heads of the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology and the CMS took extraordinary steps by discussing the content of two...
The Three-Day SNF Rule: A Legislative and Regulatory Analysis
The ambiguities of Medicare regulations often create conundrums for case managers and physician advisors as we try to advocate for our patients while remaining compliant.
Coders are often confused regarding when they should code co-morbid chronic conditions and when they should not. This leads to inaccurate coding of levels, or sometimes missing out on the opportunity of stressing each patient’s true...
