Clinical Resources Articles
These sleep medicine articles include updates about coding and reimbursement, new practice guidelines, and telemedicine. To view our case study of the month, visit the AASM sleep medicine case studies page.
The Office of Inspector General has posted presentation materials on its website from the recent HEAT Provider Compliance Training webcast.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) will offer a FREE, live webcast of its HEAT Provider Compliance Training, which will be held on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Hear from Inspector General Daniel Levinson and other government experts as they educate local health care providers and compliance officers about the realities of Medicare fraud and the importance of implementing an effective compliance program.
The Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program gives providers the opportunity to receive significant incentive payments for the demonstration of meaningful use of EHR technology. Read the full article to learn more about this program.
In response to the identification in the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 2010 and 2011 Work Plans of a rapid expansion of sleep study services, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) contractor has performed an analysis of billing practices for nine sleep study services. This analysis will be used to provide individual physicians with a Comparative Billing Report (CBR), which will address the services identified by specific CPT codes.
CMS is holding a conference call for eligible professionals (EPs) who are participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program to provide information on the attestation process. The focus of the call will be to help guide users through the CMS web-based attestation system. Login to learn more details about the scheduled conference call.
Registration is now open for a 90-minute provider call to be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011, from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the conversion to ICD-10 within CMS. The call will feature presentations on ICD-10 related topics including Lab NCDs conversion process from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM, Home health conversion, OASIS and procedure code reporting, implementation issues and more.
Earlier this week, attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program began. This means that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) can attest through the CMS web-based attestation system and be on the way to receiving Medicare EHR incentive payments.
The Feb. 2, 2011, edition of the Federal Register outlined a number of new requirements for CMS providers and suppliers. The final rule, which took effect March 25, 2011 included new requirements for the screening process, application fees and temporary moratoria.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Special Open Door Forum on the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System and E-Prescribing Incentive programs. The live conference call will take place on Thursday, April 14, 2011 and will feature three presentations that focus on success stories.
The American Medical Association introduced a new mobile application that helps you easily determine the appropriate CPT Evaluation and Management (E/M) code for use for billing. Featuring both decision-tree logic and quick search options, the application allows you to digitally track codes and email them anywhere.