At NAHRI our thoughts are with you, our members, at this time of national emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We know many of you are doubly impacted by the situation with personal and professional concerns. We want you to know that we are monitoring the situation and adjusting programs and...Read More »
CMS announced blanket waivers of certain Medicare requirements to prevent gaps in care for beneficiaries affected by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency. The agency released billing instructions and a set of Q&As.Read More »
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is taking a massive toll, impacting not only individuals and families as well as employers as they struggle with balancing the need for keeping their employees healthy while running their businesses. I have been writing about the advantages and challenges of...Read More »
As the coronavirus sweeps the world, organizational leaders find themselves with a certain level of responsibility to keep their workforce safe and effective. Much of how they meet that responsibility involves how they decide to communicate everything from emergency policies to information that...Read More »
Please review the official release from our testing partner PSI regarding additional safety measures being put into place at our more than 300 testing centers nationwide as a result of COVID-19. It also contains information on rescheduling an exam should that become necessary. Thank you for your...Read More »
Q: Is there a condition code or process we can perform on a corrected claim to show that an inpatient readmission within 30 days is not related to the previous inpatient claim?Read More »
It has been relatively quiet lately in terms of announcements and releases from CMS so I thought I would take some time to dissect what appears to be a relatively benign transmittal as a demonstration of how to interpret guidance from transmittals. Connecting the dots in a very complicated...Read More »
