The American Medical Association (AMA) released four new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes for bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for young children.Read More »
Q: If an anesthesiologist performs a presurgical or postsurgical block for pain control and it is performed in a holding area rather than in the operating room (OR), can we bill a separate facility (technical) fee for that? Or would this be bundled with OR services?Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its annual report on solutions to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse in HHS programs. In the OIG’s 2022 report, 16 of the top 25 unimplemented recommendations involve CMS, with three relating to Medicare Parts A and B.Read More »
Better-performing revenue integrity programs have clear objectives with defined roles and expectations. This prevents overlap between functions, including those of the billing office, compliance, internal audit, and clinical operations. Your...Read More »
