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06/01/2020
Practices have started reopening to patients and some are coming back. But providers who spoke to Part B News aren’t expecting a return to normal anytime soon.
06/01/2020
CMS’ acknowledgement of a major interstate licensing arrangement offers practices that have been pushed by COVID-19 into telehealth some new patient opportunities — though much depends on whether payers maintain their current generous rates and whether you have what it takes to take advantage.
06/01/2020
Coders will have more than 500 ICD-10-CM code changes to get to know by Oct. 1, including 57 new musculoskeletal codes for a wide range of conditions, as well as expansions of nervous system diagnoses and headache codes.
06/01/2020
Question: There are times when patients want to be accompanied in the exam room by a family member or friend. Most of the time that’s fine, but sometimes I believe having another person in the room will make a discussion I think I should have with the patient more difficult. Is there any problem with my barring the entry of another person?
06/01/2020
Nearly 500 codes — including the two new U codes for COVID-19 and vaping-related disorders — are proposed to be added to the ICD-10 code set under the FY2021 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) proposed rule, released May 11.
05/18/2020

If you’re reopening your practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, make sure that, along with the clinical and logistical steps you’re taking to protect staff and patients, you’ve also taken steps to protect your practice from legal and insurance issues related to its fallout.

05/18/2020
Coders will have hundreds of new ICD-10-CM codes to report Oct. 1, including codes for sickle cell anemia and arthritis. In addition, they’ll find a series of new options for headache codes.
05/18/2020

You need to know when you should — and should not — disregard a patient’s established status during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).

05/18/2020
If you use Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) waivers for testing, be aware that two COVID-19 tests are now CLIA-waived and require the use of the QW (CLIA waived test) modifier.
05/18/2020
Practices should ignore the HCPCS codes that have been created for COVID-19 specimen collection and report a Level 1 established patient visit (99211) for those encounters.

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