The fiscal year (FY) 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule makes broad efforts to cushion the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital revenue and resources. The proposed rule, released April 27, also eliminates sweeping changes to MS-DRG rate-setting...Read More »
Much like other areas of healthcare, the world of revenue integrity has undergone quite a bit of change over the past year. On the March 11 episode of The Revenue Integrity...Read More »
Some providers appear to be struggling with “how” and “whether or not” to bill for COVID-19 vaccine administrations. On March 15, 2021, CMS increased the per-injection reimbursement to $40. CMS has recognized that there is added cost to the administering provider because of the increased...Read More »
Six codes for telehealth services are newly eligible to reported with modifier -CS (cost-sharing), which requires Medicare to cover beneficiary cost-sharing during office visits and other encounters for the duration of the public health emergency.Read More »
