11 new services to the Medicare telehealth services

CMS updated the Medicare telehealth services list on Oct 14 with 11 new services to qualifying the services for Medicare reimbursement through the coronavirus pandemic emergency. The added new telehealth services cover some cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services, in addition to certain neurostimulator analysis and programming services. These services added to the Medicare telehealth list […]

Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care (Part 2)

How AI can change eye care? In the near future, AI will play an increasingly helpful role in many points within the chain of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of ophthalmic disease. One of the most important roles of AI would be screening for ophthalmic diseases. As an example, not all patients who suspect new visual distortion on an Amsler grid may have to be […]

Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Eye Care (Part 1)

In the near future, eye care providers will have devices that, give a picture of a patient’s retina, can tell us the detailed diagnosis at the touch of a button. AI will play an increasingly significant role in the way healthcare providers look after their patients within the clinic. There’s real and imminent potential for […]

Uninsured COVID-19 Patients with Limited Reimbursement

According to a recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a program intended to balance the costs of uninsured COVID-19 patients during the coronavirus emergency has paid out limited reimbursement to providers. The Trump Administration announced the COVID-19 treatment reimbursement program for uninsured patients in April 2020. The program has been in place from […]

Use of Modifiers 54, 55, and 56

Using Modifiers, the service or procedure can be altered by some specific conditions but has not been changed in definition or code. The intention of modifiers is to give more specific information about a specific procedure or service that is not already contained in the code definition itself. MBC is sharing more information on Use […]

When will elective surgeries resume?

States are starting to release restrictions on elective surgeries for hospitals. Across the U.S. hospitals have begun to plan when and how they will resume elective procedures. Many states from the U.S., including Georgia, Florida, and Oregon, have already released restrictions on nonessential medical procedures. As soon as the number of confirmed Coronavirus patient rise, […]

Effective Cost-of-Care Conversations with Patients

Patients face significant financial side impact from their care when their out-of-pocket cost is high. To release the financial burden of patients, providers have to keep proactive communication and engagement with patients. Out-of-pocket costs such as high-deductible health plans have expanded over the past 10 years. In CY 2018, almost 29% of patients with private […]

Chiropractic Coding: CPT Codes 98940-98942

Overview of Coverage Requirements The coverage of chiropractic services is precisely limited to treatment by means of manual manipulation (i.e., by use of the hands) of the spine to correct a subluxation. Subluxation is defined as a motion segment in which alignment, movement integrity, and/or physiological function of the spine are altered, although contact between […]

Telehealth is the future of Healthcare in the U.S.?

Before the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, telehealth was a part of the standard delivery of care in the U.S. but used very rarely. By end of April 2020, telehealth visits had hit the roof to nearly one million visits per week. Many patients and providers have found that they appreciate the conveniences of virtual healthcare and […]

Are you billing for Telemedicine?

Due to a surge in patients due to COVID-19, billing for telemedicine can be complicated. Telemedicine is changing almost every day due to the coronavirus pandemic, which makes your team hard to keep up to date with policies. Though CMS has already issued guidelines for telemedicine, they are still getting new updates from authorities to […]

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