MBIs are required for all claims and transactions starting Jan. 1, 2020 (with few exceptions). Out with the old Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs) and in with the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) as beneficiaries receive updated cards in advance of a Jan. 1, 2020, transition. As of Aug. 19, the Centers for Medicare & […]
Medical record documentation is required to record pertinent facts, findings, and observations about an individual’s health history including past and present illnesses, examinations, tests, treatments, and outcomes. The medical record chronologically documents the care of the patient and is an important element contributing to high-quality care. The descriptors for the levels of E/M services recognize […]
Background The Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014, Section 218(b), established a new program to increase the rate of appropriate advanced diagnostic imaging services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Examples of such advanced imaging services include: computed tomography (CT) positron emission tomography (PET) nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Under this program, at […]
Running a successful practice in today’s competitive eye care industry requires you to be up-to-date and aware of everything that happens under your roof. One of the key areas of practice management that cannot be compromised is HIPAA compliance within Optometry. Any missteps can create a headache for everyone involved and can lead to fines […]
Consolidated Billing Background Prior to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), an SNF could elect to furnish services to a resident in a covered Part A stay, either: directly, using its own resources; through the SNF’s transfer agreement hospital; or under arrangements with an independent therapist. The consolidated billing requirement confers on the SNF […]
Modifier 50 applies to bilateral procedures performed on both sides of the body during the same operative session. When a procedure is identified by the terminology as bilateral or unilateral, the 50 modifiers are not reported. If a procedure is authorized for the 150 percent payment adjustment for bilateral procedures (payment policy indicator 1), […]
The Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MAC) are changing the requirement that medical coders to use the RT and LT modifier for certain HCPCS codes, and that the modifiers be used when billing two of the same item or accessory on the same date of service and the items are being used bilaterally. […]
Therapy Practice Accelerator is a proven, empowering system that gives therapists the missing pieces that let you build the full practice you envision. The schedules of physical therapists tend to be extremely busy. With the digital age being in full swing, your attention and focus can be pulled in many different directions affecting overall productivity. […]
If a letter were to arrive at your organization in an innocuous-appearing envelope, you may be afraid to open it. It’s unsettling for a payer to request medical records for claims that have already been paid. It is becoming more and more common for providers to receive what appear to be innocuous medical records requests […]
Typically, eye care practitioners don’t use the E/M codes for what most Optometry service considers a general eye examination. They are more typically used for patient encounters where the patient presents with a medical complaint or a continuation of medical case management (i.e., glaucoma, allergy, dry eye). The five levels of E/M codes are universally […]
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