Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

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Is Your Facility Reporting Abuse & Neglect Allegations?

Published on Wed Oct 01, 2014

Iowa Nurse Heads to Federal Prison An Iowa-based nurse will be heading to federal prison and has to pay back almost $725,000 based on sentencing on Sept. 15 in court. She faced charges of health care fraud and money laundering based on her actions when she served as the CEO of a counseling center. The nurse pled guilty to telling [...]

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Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

ICD-10:
These 3 ICD-10 Answers May Surprise You
Hint: Forget everything you know about ICD-9’s ‘excludes’ codes after next October. With the ICD-10 [...]

Modifiers:
Follow These Modifier 26 Dos and Don'ts to Keep Claims Flowing
Master your professional component claims with these quick tips Modifiers 26 and TC go together [...]

Compliance:
3 Lessons You Can Learn From These Medicaid Audits
Follow this advice to make sure you aren’t in the hot seat. The word “audit” [...]

Reader Questions:
Nail Down Chiropractic Codes
Question: A patient presents with a subluxation of the lumbar and sacral spine with degeneration of [...]

Reader Question:
Say Yes to EMG, NCS on Same Day
Question: Can we report nerve conduction studies with electromyography? Are modifiers needed when reporting these services [...]

Reader Question:
Injection With Psychotherapy Depends on CCI
Question: If our psychiatrist (or our nurse) is providing the patient an injection in the same [...]

Part B Coding Coach:
Steer Clear of the Multiple-Endoscopy Limitations With These Pointers
Don’t get confused between multiple-procedure and multiple-scope rules. If you’re convinced that when your gastroenterologist [...]

Physician Notes:
Wondering Why Your PQRS Payment Is Low? Look at Sequestration
CMS has finally released the 2013 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) incentive payments, and if [...]

In Other News:
Is Your Facility Reporting Abuse & Neglect Allegations?
Iowa Nurse Heads to Federal Prison An Iowa-based nurse will be heading to federal prison [...]

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