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06/12/2017
Question: Can you bill for a 69209 (Removal of cerumen using irrigation/lavage) when a medical assistant performs the service? The CPT Changes clinical example is for a nurse but my providers feel that it should be able to be billed for when a medical assistant performs it.
06/12/2017
Question: In the following scenario, is critical-care code 99291 payable for the attending physician and add-on code 99292 payable for a non-physician practitioner (NPP)? Here’s what happened: The physician spent 60 minutes with the patient providing critical care. Later that day, the NPP spent 20 minutes with the patient providing critical care. How should they bill? 
06/12/2017
Question: Can we claim transitional care management (TCM) codes 99495 or 99496 on a patient who is discharged to hospice?
06/12/2017
The number of physicians who own and operate their own practices has been falling for years, and a new study on 2016 practice patterns shows that ownership rates have fallen below the 50% mark for the first time.
06/05/2017
Don’t get snarled in the heavy traffic that surrounds dementia-care code G0505. Instead, gather the necessary assessment tools, deploy your staff appropriately and harness other tips to line up a success strategy in advance.
06/05/2017
Use this audit tool to keep track of the service elements you need to report for cognitive-care code G0505.
06/05/2017
Fulfill the functional-assessment requirement for cognitive-care code G0505 with the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living.
06/05/2017
Put this tool to use to accurately stage dementia and assess your patient's cognitive health.
06/05/2017
Use this two-point questionnaire to understand your patients' feelings of depression, a key part of the service requirements for G0505.
06/05/2017

Take a close look at the documentation guidelines that CMS suggests for the practice improvement portion of the merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS) and you may ward off future audits and avoid having to forfeit revenue.

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