Implement the new ESA transmittals in your hospital
APC Payment Insider, August 1, 2008
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Editor’s note: This is the first article in a two-part series.
In January, CMS published three transmittals (Transmittals 1412, 1413, and 80) that significantly changed the process of billing for erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESA).
As noted in the March Briefings on APCs, an HCPro, Inc., sister publication, hospitals that treat end-stage renal disease know these guidelines, but other facilities might find them difficult to implement.
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