Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a key component of diabetes education and management. MNT is defined as a ‘nutrition-based treatment provided by a registered dietitian nutritionist.’ It includes ‘a nutrition diagnosis as well as therapeutic and counseling services to help manage diabetes. Studies have documented an association between MNT delivered by a registered dietitian and […]
CMS recently announced that it will provide parity in payment for telephone/audio-only services. Specifically, Medicare payment for the telephone evaluation and management visits would be equivalent to Medicare payment for office/outpatient visits with established patients’ effective March 1, 2020. This means that payment for CPT codes 99441-99443 would increase from a range of about $14-$41 […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on 14th Oct 2020, announced that it has expanded the list of telehealth services that Medicare will pay for during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Medicare will begin paying eligible practitioners for these 11 newly approved telehealth services delivered via telehealth, including certain cardiac rehabilitation and monitoring services. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made many changes to adapt patient care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Expanding Medicare coverage to include a range of services through audio-only telehealth visits is one of them. Let’s understand some of the basic coding guidelines for audio-only telephone visits: CPT Code 99441-99443 -audio-only telehealth Code Description […]
Every healthcare provider has to apply for initial medical credentialing and must get re-credentialed after every 2-3 years. It’s a tedious and time-consuming task, but a necessary one, as it’s required before a healthcare organization or practice can bill on your behalf. The complete medical credentialing process can take up to 3-4 months to complete […]
A fee schedule is a complete listing of fees used by Medicare to pay doctors or other providers/suppliers. This comprehensive listing of fee maximums is used to reimburse a physician and/or other providers on a fee-for-service basis. Medicare Part B pays for physician services based on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which lists the […]
On 10th Nov 2020, the American Medical Association (AMA) published an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set that includes new vaccine-specific codes to report immunizations for the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The CPT editorial panel has approved a unique CPT code for each of two coronavirus vaccines as well as administration codes unique […]
A way to measure efficiency is how you can define productivity classically. Productivity is how to measure the output that comes from units of input if we put it in an economic context. Workplace productivity is an estimate of how efficiently organizations utilize their resources to accomplish business objectives. Improving productivity is important because increasing […]
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Health Care Enhancement Act, allocated funds to reimburse eligible healthcare providers for healthcare-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to the coronavirus. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) distributes these funds through the CARES Act PRF program. According to the […]
Rapid Expansion of Telehealth According to the IHS Markit report, the number of patients using telehealth is expected to rise to more than ten million in 2020, up from less than 350,000 in 2013. With such exponential growth, practices providing physical therapy can no longer afford to ignore the opportunity telehealth provides. Telehealth allows physical […]
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