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Is it correct for a carrier to require ACL surgery be billed with G2089? ... More

Expect the same scrutiny of your non-physician practitioners’ (NPPs’) billing and payments from HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) can as their physician counterparts. Rev... More

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Expect the same scrutiny of your non-physician practitioners’ (NPPs’) billing and payments from HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) can as their physician counterparts. Rev... More

Benchmark of the Week

These graphs illustrate the denial rates for physician visits to patients who are prescribed home health care as well as certification and recertification of that care. ... More

Study shows cancer-related risk of bankruptcy

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Clerk accidentally sends patient info around as e-mail attachment

by: Roy Edroso

ACA up for repeal again, must be Thursday

by: Julia Kyles

Tool of the Month: CMS meaningful use audit spreadsheet

The first round of meaningful use audits has already begun for providers who already received their meaningful use incentive payment. Here is a copy of the spreadsheet file you'd use to submit your supporting documentation to CMS contractor Figliozzi & Company if you were to receive this intiial audit.

Tool of the Month: CMS proposes 13 new quality measures for PQRS

CMS’ proposed 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule boasts several changes, chief of which are new measures for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) program. Download Part B News’ tool detailing all 13 proposed quality measures via the “Download file” link.

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