Tag: Billing
Reimbursement Policy Update Bulletin: UHC March 2021
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Select CoVid-19 Temporary Cost Share Wavers are Extended. UHC Feb. 26, 2021
To continue to meet your needs through the evolving COVID-19 health emergency, UnitedHealthcare is extending select COVID-19 treatment cost share waivers, which are summarized below. We also continue to make ongoing updates to our COVID-19 billing and reimbursement guidance with the latest information, including giving providers a way to look up member Medicare ID numbers when submitting COVID-19 vaccine administration claims to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC).
Billing for Services when Medicare is a Secondary Payer Feb. 23, 2021
This MLN Matters® Special Edition (SE) Article is for physicians, hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), suppliers and other providers who bill Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) or Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MACs for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
Billing for Services when Medicare is a Secondary Payer 2/23/2021
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2021 E&M Changes:
Avoiding pitfalls with the right technology-enabled strategy
Extensive revisions aim to prioritize patient care information, resource-based reimbursement, and lessening the need for audits.
As part of its goal to reduce administrative burdens on physicians, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a final rule for Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding changes that go into effect in January 2021. Extensive revisions to the guidelines aim to minimize the amount of time physicians spend on documenting visits—prioritizing the documentation of information pertinent to patient care, creating resource-based reimbursement, and achieving less need for audits.
2021 E&M Changes: Avoiding pitfalls with the right technology-enabled strategy, Physicians Practice 1/12/2021
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Struggling with 2021 E/M Codes
Getting paid for some of the most routine outpatient office visits becomes a new challenge on January 1st, when guideline and code descriptor changes for E/M services.
Remember to take a quick look at MGMA’s E/M Quick Reference
Or Visit the Complete MGMA Tool Kit Located In The Business End File.
Revenue cycle check-up:
Assessing the Internal Components to get a Clear Picture of Your Practice’s Financial Health
From MGMA Connection January 2021
With fee-for-service almost in the rearview mirror and pay for quality now a reality, it’s time to transform the revenue cycle.
The drudgery of antiquated manual processes and the accumulated effects of burnout from a year of pandemic challenges may have you wondering where to begin with transforming from volume to value.
That’s where an internal revenue cycle assessment can be useful. Some activities, such as financial assessment, may require monthly review. Others — such as SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analyses — are performed annually.
Click to view the full article here in the Ink file called “The Business End”.
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