Part III: Multiple Chronic Conditions: Patient & Physician Confirm Medical Necessity for Palliative Care
Published: Wed, 04/18/18
Part III: Multiple Chronic Conditions: Patient & Physician Confirm Medical Necessity for Palliative Care
Prior to undertaking the necessary work against this set of activities, review Parts I and II of this series. Review definitions, and give more than passing glance at the ICD-10 lookup system online...
Part II. Multiple Chronic Conditions: How Are They Viewed by Medicare?
Editor’s Note: Dr. Terri Lewis has been very critical of the CDC for not requiring data collection about chronicity or context of chronic disease. She has been discussing this issue in a series of reports. This is the second of a three-part
series.....
Part I. Multiple Chronic Conditions: What Does the CMS Rule Change Mean for You?
Dr. Terri Lewis has been very critical of the CDC for not requiring data collection about chronicity or context of chronic disease. This is the first of a three-part series....
Medicaid improper payments, including fraud, have spiked in recent years, reaching $37 billion in 2017, according to a government watchdog agency. And the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) might only have itself to
blame....
How The CMS Final Rule Will Affect Orthopedic ASCs: 5 Key Notes
On Nov. 2, CMS received the 2018 final payment rule, providing a 1.2 percent increase in ASC reimbursement next year. The final rule also addressed several issues pertaining to orthopedic procedures in ASCs, including total joint replacements and spine
procedures....
