Modifier -JW is used to describe drug amounts that are discarded and not administered to any patient. Refresh your knowledge of this modifier with coding tips and example scenarios.
This week’s Medicare updates include new items added to the OIG Work Plan, an announcement about a redesign of the Medicare.gov website, a revised transmittal regarding changes to certain NCDs, and more!
As part of our continuing series, BOH caught up with Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, to ask the privacy expert HIPAA compliance questions.
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo modifying an NCD on home use of oxygen, an OIG report on adverse events in hospitals, the quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database, and more!
Coding audits are essential to ensuring compliance but without defined processes these audits may lack focus and consistency. Understand how to create strong processes for targeted, consistent, and accurate coding audits.
This week’s Medicare updates include the quarterly update to the clinical laboratory fee schedule, the quarterly update to the ESRD PPS, changes to the manual regarding pneumococcal vaccines, and more!
