CMS announced on November 25 that it is building on the flexibilities granted by the Hospitals Without Walls program to launch the Acute Hospital Care at Home program. Under this program, eligible hospitals will be allowed to treat certain inpatients in the patient’s home.Read More »
United Healthcare (UHC) recently announced that it is delaying the implementation date of its unique laboratory code policy. The policy, which was originally set to go into effect January 1, 2021, will be delayed until January 1, 2022.Read More »
CMS will hold a webcast on Tuesday, December 8 from 2–3 p.m. Eastern to help organizations prepare to comply with the upcoming price transparency requirements.Read More »
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced a handful of new CPT® codes for reporting COVID-19 vaccine products and immunization administration. The code release includes two vaccine product codes and four vaccine administration codes.Read More »
The New COVID-19 Treatments Add-on Payment will allow additional Medicare payment for eligible hospital inpatient and outpatient cases that involve certain new products or treatments authorized or approved for COVID-19.Read More »
Q: I have been tasked with implementing a charge capture/revenue integrity program. I would appreciate any suggestions or tips that anyone is willing to share to assist me in beginning this process—where to start, who to include, and how to be successful with this challenge.Read More »
