The Office of the Inspector General has released a Special Fraud Alert related to physician owned entities that manufacture and/or distribute implantable medical devices. The OIG believes these to involve a high risk of fraudulent activity. Read the report here. Other special fraud alerts have been issued involving DME Suppliers and Hospice with Nursing Homes. […]
This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby explaining some thyroid and adrenal disorders. Some of the terms he mentions are: ACTH, Addison’s Disease, adenoma, adrenal corticosteroid hormone, adrenal corticosteroid hormone, adrenal gland, adrenalectomy, alcoholism, aldosterone, androgens, anxiety, asymptomatic, beta-blocker, blood pressure, brittle hair, cancers, chemotherapy, cortisol, Cushing’s Syndrome, delirium, depression, dyspnea, fatigue, glucocorticoid, goiter, Grave’s Disease, headache, heart […]
The proposed rule updates hospital Part B inpatient billing policy consistent with the statute and payment regulations: When the Medicare review contractor denies a Part A claim because a hospital inpatient admission is not reasonable and necessary, Medicare would accept new, timely filed Part B inpatient claims and provide payment for all reasonable and […]
This episode of “A Clinical Minute” has Dr. Digby explaining Acetyl Choline. Some of the terms he mentions are: Agonist, Antagonist, Acetate, ACH esterase, Atonic bladder, botulism toxin, black widow spider venom, cholinergic synapse, cholinergic responses, cholinergic stimulation, cholinesterase inhibitors, choline, calcium ions, glaucoma, myasthenia gravis, M1, M2, M3, and urinary.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 requires, among other things, mandatory across-the-board reductions in Federal spending, also known as sequestration. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 postponed sequestration for 2 months. As required by law, President Obama issued a sequestration order on March 1, 2013. The Administration continues to urge Congress to take prompt […]