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Review the local coverage determinations (LCDs) for your new Medicare administrative contractor, if your organization will be impacted by the upcoming NGS switch. That’s one tip in a recent Part B News article about pending MAC transitions that will ultimately impact providers in 17 states and territories.
Tell your patients with celiac disease or gluten allergies about new gluten-free labeling standards that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set.
You know low hemoglobin levels can be caused by a number of problems that range from poor nutrition to bleeding disorders. But the results of a new study suggest a diagnosis of anemia in patients 70 or older should cue you to check for dementia.
Your practice is always at risk of employees being injured on the job, leading to possible audits from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and even legal action from injured employees.
Clinicians who bill drugs to Palmetto GBA should brace themselves for a semi-automated review of their drug claims. And clinicians in other jurisdictions might want to take note of Palmetto’s maximum allowed units (MAUs).
Don’t you wish you could take a five-week vacation when things get tough at work?
And so does having a regular provider.
CMS has addressed its recent demand letters and recoupments on claims for patients technically incarcerated at time of service in a new FAQ.
Doctors in ZIP codes that were included erroneously as health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in 2012 should beware that Palmetto is taking back incentive payments.
Two doctors from may get off lightly if they only have to return between $164,000 and $1.3 million they earned while working for pain clinics in West Palm Beach.

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