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08/29/2016
A coming wave of Medicare-age beneficiaries with a strong interest in their own health care means you should expect an uptick in E/M claims over the next few years, despite recent small increases in E/M utilization shown by newly released Medicare data.
08/29/2016
CMS seeks provider input to enhance the Open Payments program and update its reporting requirements.
08/29/2016
Question: I have a provider who is billing for CPT code 99497, which is advance care planning (ACP), and I’m receiving denials on some claims — but not others. For example, I get denied every time I bill 99497 with hospital code 99222. Yet my claims with 99232 go through successfully. Can you help?
08/29/2016
Overcome billing errors with an inside look at the auditor's toolbox, including an investigation into laboratory services, fee schedule updates, IT system upgrades and more.
08/29/2016

Question: Is our office Wi-Fi a HIPAA vulnerability when it comes to protected health information (PHI)?

08/29/2016
Non-physician practitioners (NPPs) increased their billing of 99201-99215 in 2015, going up 17.4% for nurse practitioners (NPs) and 16.4% for physician assistants (PAs).

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