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CMS Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol

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Section 6409 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. Section 6409(a) of the ACA required the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, to establish a Medicare self-referral disclosure […]

Ambulance Services Guidance

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  CMS provides guidance for Ambulance Service Providers on this page. Zip code files are updated regularly. Some of the most requested portions of the guidance include: The BBA of 2018 includes three major Medicare ambulance services provisions pertaining to: Extensions of certain ground ambulance add-on payments, Development of a data collection system for ground ambulance providers […]

Present on Admissions (POA) Fact Sheet (CMS) and Exempt Lists

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This 5-page document from CMS explains the basics of POA Indicator Reporting for IPPS Hospitals POA Fact Sheet CMS coding explanation for POA Available zip files: FY 2020 Present On Admission (POA) Exempt List [ZIP, 1MB] FY 2019 Present On Admission (POA) Exempt List [ZIP, 1MB] FY 2018 Present On Admission (POA) Exempt List [ZIP, […]

CWTC [Episode 67] PCS Insertion Code, Mid-Level Sees New Patients, PDx for Stroke in IRF

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]

Just Breathe: Diagnosis Coding for Respiratory Conditions

CWTC [Episode 66] Can NP bill New Patient as Incident To, IGC Selection

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]

Reporting Stroke in ICD-10-CM

CWTC [Episode 65] Pricing within tax ID, Mid-Level Assistant Surgeon, UB-04 when IGC is Debility

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]

CWTC [Episode 64] Patient Getting Chemo Elsewhere, Software Edits for Infusions and Injections

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]