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Proposed Rule: Part B Payable in Hospital Claims

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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 […]

ACMO: Acetyl Choline– HC729-A, HC729-M, HC729-D, LB100-A, LB200-A, LB100-D

On , in A Clinical Minute, by AQ-IQ LLC

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.

Mandatory Payment Reductions in the Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Program – “Sequestration”

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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 […]

CPT© Coding Interventional Head & Neck 2013

Critical Access Hospitals: Documentation for Quality Measures

Critical Access Hospitals: Coding Risk Areas for CAH

IP Coding: Searching for MCCs and CCs

Proposed Rule to End Unnecessary Rules

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This proposed rule would reform Medicare regulations that CMS has identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on health care providers and suppliers, as well as certain regulations under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). The comment period for this rule ends 4/8/2013. Read the text from the Federal Register for February 7, […]

Initiative To Improve End-Stage Renal Disease Care

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On January 31, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a call for applications to participate in the testing of the new Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care model.  Through this new initiative, CMS will partner with groups of health care providers and suppliers – ESRD Seamless Care Organizations (ESCOs) – to test […]