Incident-to billing for advanced practice providers or APPs (nurse practitioners, physician assistants, clinical nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, etc.) has been available to limited-license practitioners since 1998, and the rules for what is required to bill incident-to are clearly defined by ...
Seven coding challenges reveal a new compliance landscape in 2020.
It’s here: 2020! This past year in healthcare, as in many years before, was full of changes, challenges, and some surprises as well. When trying to foresee the key future challenges in clinical coding, the following topics came to ...
Improper DRG payments in 2019 demonstrate the urgency for CDI leadership to address issues.
The 2019 Medicare Fee-for-Service Supplemental Improper Payment Data Report was recently released, showing marked improvement in the Medicare improper payment rate from 2018. This year’s overall improper ...
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