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Task force draft: Some pregnant women should be screened for diabetes
by: Burt Schorr Jun 3, 2013
Women who are beyond their 24th week of pregnancy should be screened for gestational diabetes mellitus, according to a new draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
No documentation? No vital signs? No problem.
by: Julia Kyles Jun 3, 2013
As carriers ramp up their audit activities, the chance that a physician will receive a request for documentation increases. A provider who doesn’t send the required paperwork on time gets dinged with a denial for that service.
Interested in becoming a Medicare ACO next year? File your intent to do so by today
by: Laura Evans May 31, 2013
Heads up for providers interested in forming an accountable care organization (ACO) next year to take advantage of incentive payments under Medicare’s Shared Savings Program: You need to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) by today (May 31) in order to do that. CMS wants you to fill out the brief, online form, available here.
Bovine-based bionic heart gets international approval, trials underway
by: Lauren C. Williams May 31, 2013
Four cardiac surgery centers in Europe and the Middle East will be the first to test an artificial heart using both cow heart tissue and synthetic mechanical parts.
 
 
Pencil removed from man’s head after 15 years
by: Josh Poltilove May 31, 2013
In the event your patient has a 4-inch pencil in his pharynx – as a patient in Germany recently did – you could report the pencil’s removal using CPT code 42809 (Removal of foreign body from pharynx).
Heart attack patients: Let me decide
by: Jennifer Clampet May 31, 2013
Heart attack patients want a say in their treatment, according to a research letter released online this week for the JAMA Internal Medicine.
 
 
Check medical necessity of eyelid lifts before billing Medicare
by: Karen Long May 30, 2013
Be ready to defend your Medicare billing of blepharoplasty, or “eyelid lifts.”
PCI-related deaths over reported, say researchers
by: Jennifer Clampet May 29, 2013
The reputation of doctors and hospitals may be at risk with inaccurate reporting of PCI-related deaths, say researchers.
New study shows the numbers favor beer for avoiding a calculus
by: Julia Kyles May 29, 2013
So you had a few too many brews over the Memorial Day weekend and now you’re wishing you’d stuck to soda. Not so fast say the authors of a study on nephrology. While beer may give you a hangover, it lowers your chances of getting a kidney stone:
State laws may back up your copay collection policies
by: Karen Long May 29, 2013
A Part B News reader points out another way to encourage patients to hand over their copays and deductibles at the time of service.
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