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The latest Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule doesn't do much for telehealth -- five new codes allowed, several more proposed services rejected, and no change in the onerous "originating site" rule that keeps telehealth from taking off as a Medicare service.

But the nation's leading telehealth advocacy group isn't complaining.

Ensure your claims for prolonged services are documented and justified because the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) will focus on that area, according to one new issue in its 2016 Work Plan.
Six of the 12 Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) jurisdictions, entwining more than two dozen states and territories across the U.S., have reported at least one claims-processing error each, according to a Part B News analysis of the MACs’ publicly reported issues.
Practices have a new revenue opportunity in 2016 for providing advance care planning (ACP) services, as finalized in the final 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule released Oct. 30.
Claims for 99300 (Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report) have a 9% denial rate. Here's how to make sure your 99300 claims get paid.

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