At one large practice in Bergen County, New Jersey, the waiting room is empty — but its patients are still receiving care. As of mid-March, the practice is still operating, thanks to the group’s willingness to adapt its work flow, sometimes...
More InfoA healthcare lawyer advises providers to thoroughly document care delivery to prevent medical billing and payment issues likely to arise from the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical documentation is critical to serving patients with COVID-19, but also...
More InfoThe introduction of 2019-nCoV Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV (COVID-19) in the United States has produced an influx of patients into the health care system. While knowing how to diagnose and treat these patients is vital, being able to...
More InfoDoctors are fond of complaining that they didn’t go to medical school in order to practice business, but independent physicians do spend much of their time on their practices’ finances. That requires mastering revenue cycle management (RCM), the...
More InfoCertain HIPAA sanctions and penalties are being waived for hospitals during the nationwide emergency concerning COVID-19. Which Privacy Rule Provisions Are Waived? Effective March 15, 2020, covered hospitals will not be held to comply with the...
More InfoThe CPT Editorial Panel approved a new CPT code that will support data-driven resource and allocation planning during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced that the CPT Editorial Panel approved...
More InfoMedicare reimbursement for COVID-19 tests will be about $36 for the CDC test and $51 for those created in house or by other entities. Following the development of new billing codes, CMS is now letting clinical laboratories know how much they will...
More InfoTwo HCPCS billing codes will allow clinical laboratories and other providers to bill for certain coronavirus lab tests and support testing and tracking of new cases. CMS recently announced the development of new billing codes for coronavirus lab...
More InfoThe 2019-2020 influenza season is winding down, so now is a good time to start preparing for the 2020-2021 influenza season. Let’s start with a new CPT® code for the flu vaccine. Flu Activity Report The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
More InfoDenials, automation, and surprise billing are perennially tricky & common revenue cycle issues, but new twists on those topics add an extra layer of complexity. When it comes to revenue cycle management, a handful of common revenue cycle...
More InfoCMS has released several fact sheets in recent weeks on billing and coding to provide guidance to healthcare organizations testing and treating patients for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Seven things to know...
More InfoCOVID-19 is creating unique healthcare revenue cycle challenges around billing and coding, patient financial responsibility, and resource allocation. As entire nations encourage their populations to stay inside to avoid COVID-19, healthcare...
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