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Q: We are having a lot of issues in moving laboratory testing to a 14X bill type w
Q: Has CMS released further guidance on billing lab tests under the OPPS for separate paymen
  Consolidated Billing: Unique Billing Scenarios
AUGUST 14, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Billing Q&A
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Billing for the flu vaccine
OCTOBER 5, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  The administrator's role in the billing process
OCTOBER 16, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Fortify billing systems with strong communication
JANUARY 8, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  QAPI: What is the billing department's role?
OCTOBER 14, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  How solid is your billing system?
DECEMBER 22, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Avoiding Medicare fraudulent billing
JANUARY 27, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  FAQs: Consolidated billing for SNFs
OCTOBER 13, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  How solid is your billing system?
DECEMBER 1, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Consolidated billing: Navigating special cases
AUGUST 9, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Implications of consolidated billing under PDPM
OCTOBER 12, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Common consolidated billing issues facing SNFs Consolidated
CMS updates information for billing screening services On April 3, CMS
The 2015 CPT Manual® includes significant changes in the Laboratory secti
  SNF Consolidated Billing: Who Really Has to Pay All These Invoices?
AUGUST 14, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  OIG report emphasizes need for improvement for billing for changes in therapy
AUGUST 14, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Consolidated billing: A new emphasis on provider collaboration
AUGUST 28, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Best Practices for Ongoing Consolidated Billing Compliance
OCTOBER 16, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Navigating Special Billing Cases: Leaves of Absence
OCTOBER 30, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Overpayments tied to therapy billing attract more federal scrutiny of SNFs
DECEMBER 4, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Medicare billing: A common compliance risk area
APRIL 15, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  New whitepape available: Physician Certification and Recertification: Permission to Bill
APRIL 29, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Top five SNF Part A billing issues
AUGUST 12, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  What is the SNFs liability for practitioner billing errors?
OCTOBER 14, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Consolidated billing questions? We have your answers!
JANUARY 6, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  We are now offering a 2-day SNF billing bootcamp!
  Billing for pneumococcal pneumonia, influenza virus, and Hepatitis B vaccines
  Part B Therapy Billing: Functional reporting and G-codes webcast
OCTOBER 13, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  New billing resources have been added!
NOVEMBER 17, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  CMS publishes revised instructions for consolidated billing related to ambulance transportati
APRIL 20, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Six steps to ensuring a solid SNF billing system
APRIL 27, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Streamline consolidated billing claim submission with this tool
  Consolidated billing stage-specific strategies for compliance
  HCPCS codes used for SNF consolidated billing updated
  Understand the SNF UB-04 data elements for Part B billing
AUGUST 31, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  [WEBINAR] Consolidated billing: How new payment reform affects SNFs
AUGUST 24, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  [NEW WHITE PAPER] Tackling common billing challenges with case studies
AUGUST 17, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  CMS releases updates to billing for flu vaccine
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  CMS seeks billing specialists to participate in provider compliance focus group
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Are you billing Occurrence Code 22 correctly?
OCTOBER 12, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Special requirements for billing urology supplies & updated DMEPOS fee schedule
DECEMBER 21, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Case study: Consolidated billing, major category I
DECEMBER 7, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The safety culture varies greatly from laboratory to laboratory. Most lab employees these
JUNE 18, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Two bipartisan bills introduced in the U.S. Senate aim to reduce the physician shortage. The firs
JUNE 16, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
CMS recently updated its Clinical Laboratory Amendments (CLIA) for lab work at critical access ho
APRIL 12, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Ergonomics tends to be a lesser concern in the realm of laboratory safety, and noise - an ergonom
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
CMS updates information for billing screening services On April 3, CMS released a c
Hospital Billing From A to Z is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to hospital billing r
Physician Practice Billing From A to Z is a comprehensive, user-friendly guide to billin
DECEMBER 15, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
  Bolster billing compliance: Implement a Medicare Part A triple-check process
  Safeguard revenue against partner billing flubs: The five-step invoice verification process
AUGUST 21, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Top problems SNFs encounter when billing for Part B outpatient therapy units
DECEMBER 4, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  What you need to know about the five major categories of consolidated billing
  Bill introduced to add dental, hearing, and vision services under Medicare coverage
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  What SNFs need to know about the five major categories of consolidated billing
  Have you heard? We have added a SNF Billing Boot Camp!
  Flu season is here: Make sure you are billing accurately for flu vaccinations
DECEMBER 1, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Have questions about consolidated billing? Check out our new white paper!
APRIL 13, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Have you registered for our billing boot camp yet? Members get 10% off!
APRIL 27, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  CMS call to clarify qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB) program billing requirements
Q: How do you bill for a patient that is admitted after a 3 day hospital stay that
This week’s updates include changes to the laboratory NCD edit software for January 2016; c
Clinical laboratory fee schedule–Medicare travel allowance fees for collection of
  Reporting laboratory tests with 2015's new CPT codes Q:
Q: I work in ambulance billing. I know that under Original Medicare, many non-emergen
MARCH 27, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Consolidated billing can be a complicated task. Sign up to receive a FREE white paper featuring
NOVEMBER 20, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A bill introduced in the state legislature wants to prevent University of Wisconsin (UW) OB-GYN r
JULY 21, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Did you know? HCPro has created a membership community specifically for long-term care billing pr
MARCH 18, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Did you know? HCPro has created a membership community specifically for long-term care billing p
A majority of patients don’t understand the charges and information on their medical bills,
The Ohio House recently passed a bill aiming to authorize eligible physician assistants to write
HCPro is seeking feedback on your rural health clinic billing and compliance training needs. Plea
A bill linking skilled nursing facilities' Medicare payments to hospital readmissions pass
MARCH 28, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Did you know? HCPro has created a membership community specifically for long-term care billing p
APRIL 22, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Did you know? HCPro has created a membership community specifically for long-term care billing p
APRIL 29, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Did you know? HCPro has created a membership community specifically for long-term care billing p
Home health care billing is a complicated task—to make sure you receive all the pay
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
SNF Consolidated Billing: Who Really Has to Pay All These Invoices?
SNF Consolidated Billing: Who Really Has to Pay All These Invoices?
AUGUST 1, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A bill to ban abortions through the use of telemedicine in Iowa is now off of the table fo
The California state legislature is debating a bill calling for violence prevention plans
APRIL 22, 2014
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would target improved care coordination
AUGUST 1, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  A bill making its way through the New Jersey Legislature would require state off
JULY 25, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Did you know? HCPro has created a membership community specifically for long-term care billing p
APRIL 15, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer
DECEMBER 15, 2016
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Common SNF billing struggles Written by Lisa McIntire and Jul
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
A bill to reauthorize funding for GME at children’s hospitals has reached the U.S. House of
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Both houses of Congress now have passed a bill that ties skilled nursing facility Medicare reimbu
The Arkansas House of Representatives last week rejected a bill that would allow telemedicine com
Consolidated billing can be a complicated task. Sign up to receive a FREE whit
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
A bill that allows CMS to expedite physicians’ applications for a meaningful use hardship e
DECEMBER 29, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
 Montana Senator Jon Tester recently introduced the Restoring Rural Residencies Act, a bill
JUNE 10, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
A bill that would reform mental healthcare in the United States, and potentially address a nation
JULY 7, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
On Friday, February 9, President Trump signed into law a bill designed to keep the federal govern
It has been almost 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the Needlestick Safety and Preven
Last Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to repeal the Independent Payment
HCPro is conducting research on training needs related to billing for bedside procedures. Please
HCPro is conducting research on training needs related to billing for bedside procedures. Please
  Both houses of Congress now have passed a bill that ties skilled nursing facilit
Federal lawmakers have introduced a bill designed to improve coordination of care and serv
California Governor Jerry Brown last week signed a bill to make it easier for rural patients to u
Provider-Based Entities: A Guide to Regulatory and Billing Compliance is a compr
Provider-Based Entities: A Guide to Regulatory and Billing Compliance is a comprehensive
Provider-Based Entities: A Guide to Regulatory and Billing Compliance is a comprehensive
How would we bill the following scenario? On Monday, a nurse assesses the patient’s
For hospice billing, is there a higher reimbursement for social worker visits in a SNF se
Conducting pre-billing audits can be challenging, but when done correctly, it can save organizati
OCTOBER 7, 2015
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 21, 2015
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 21, 2015
JUSTCODING
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
Long-Term Living reports that a bill that aims to establish national occupational stand
JANUARY 8, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
In some laboratories, the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) may be confusing to sta
JULY 23, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Government reports show that more than 1,100 laboratory incidents involving bacteria, viruses and
AUGUST 20, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Hospital Billing From A to Z  
To address the shortage of physicians in Missouri, a recently passed bill would ease the qualific
JUNE 9, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
A new House bill seeks to eliminate the use of behavioral assumptions when determining payment ra
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
The Long-Term Care Billing Webcast is a 90-minute webcast where expert 
APRIL 25, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Lawmakers in a half-dozen states are considering bills that would expand the scope of practice fo
The U.S. may be overspending on medical billing and insurance-related paperwork by as much as $37
A billing company's client became a co-conspirator in fraud and
Since its introduction in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) setting, consolidated billing (CB) h
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Calendar year (CY) 2014 Annual Update for clinical laboratory fee schedul
CMS issues revision of calendar year (CY) 2014 Annual Update for clinical laboratory fe
CMS releases revised 2014 update for clinical laboratory fee schedule and laboratory se
A bill to streamline the physician reentry process, introduced last month by U.S. Rep. John Sarb
How do we bill for osteoporosis drugs? The home health consolidated bil
JULY 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
JUNE 10, 2015
JUSTCODING
Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, is a laboratory safety office
OCTOBER 8, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
JULY 9, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
A bill that aims to create a federal commission focuses on prevention and treatment of complex di
Consolidated billing Q&A with Janet Potter Editor's note
JANUARY 1, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Every year, thousands of New Yorkers find themselves responsible for a surprise medical bill fro
APRIL 3, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Consolidated billing Q&A with Janet Potter Editor's n
DECEMBER 1, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Provider-Based Entities: A Guide to Regulatory and Billing Compliance is a comprehensive
Coding and billing for pregnancy brings unique challenges, including global pregnancy packages an
Provider-Based Entities: A Guide to Regulatory and Billing Compliance is a comprehensive
Q: I have a question about billing infusion/injections in the ED prior to a decision for sur
Yes. It’s kind of complex the way billing is going to work. If the clinician conducts a SOC
A bipartisan bill intended to streamline administrative processes, cut costs, and boost patient o
CMS issues 2014 annual update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Servi
Editor’s Note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
NOVEMBER 10, 2019
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
On Friday, February 9, President Trump signed into law a bill designed to keep the federal govern
A bipartisan bill introduced by two U.S. senators aims to increase home health access for low-inc
By the time James King, a former physician living in Billings, Montana, filed his taxes, his ide
A bill introduced in Congress last month aims to change how Medicare-funded GME training position
OCTOBER 7, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
With Senate Bill (SB) 1148 now in effect in Oklahoma, the state has become a testing ground for t
Q: Is it appropriate to bill CPT® code 76942 (ultrasonic guidance for ne
This week’s updates include the SNF Consolidated Billing update and a special edition M
The 2014 CPT® Manual's Pathology and Laboratory section contains a new mole
The Pathology and Laboratory section in the 2014 CPT® Manu
A bill to support GME training in children’s hospitals is headed to President Obama&
APRIL 11, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
A bill to support GME training in children’s hospitals is headed to President Obama&rsquo
APRIL 11, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
A bill that would establish around-the-clock registered nurse staffing hours at Medicare and Me
AUGUST 7, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Last Thursday, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill to permanently repeal Medicar
Coding and billing for pregnancy brings unique challenges, including global pregnancy packages an
OCTOBER 14, 2015
JUSTCODING
A bipartisan bill introduced to Congress April 20 would
The House Education and Labor Committee recently voted out a bill that would direct the Occupatio
JUNE 19, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
A pair of lawmakers in Massachusetts co-sponsored a bill that would increase penalties for attack
JULY 24, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
How should our agency handle patient changes in condition from a billing per
In FY 2014, the OIG is setting out to review some aspects of billing and payments that were not i
By Steven Andrews Outpatient coding and billing errors lead to more than half of all au
A single sentence added to a House of Representatives bill that went unremarked-upon during a bri
Bolster billing compliance: Implement a Medicare Part A triple-check process
AUGUST 1, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The OIG has taken aim at improper home health Medicare billing in its 2017 Work Plan, which is ba
Taking the mystery out of consolidated billing In the Balanc
DECEMBER 1, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Implementation date for laboratory travel allowance fee updated On February 5, CMS r
CMS updates implementation date for laboratory travel allowance fee 
Updated implementation date for laboratory travel allowance fee  
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Laboratory safety professionals are busier than ever, so proper safety training for lab staff is
APRIL 6, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Lawmakers in both houses of Congress have presented a draft bill calling for post-acute ca
MARCH 21, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Q:  How do you bill for a patient that is admitted after a 3 day hospital stay
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a bill this week authorizing $27 million to launch a new medica
JUNE 12, 2015
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
  By Steven Andrews   The bill from Congress calling
by Joan Usher It’s essential that agencies work to make their billing depa
NCCI guidelines for Part B Billing New coding requirements r
Missouri Gov. Ray Nixon has signed a bill that creates a new class of medical license in that st
  Legislators in Washington recently passed a bill that removed a restriction givi
MARCH 27, 2015
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
CMS recently reversed long-standing policy for billing inpatient-only procedures, providing hospi
Outpatient coding and billing errors led to more than half of all automated denials by Recovery
OIG continues to eye Part A billing, hospitalizations of SNF residents in 2015
FEBRUARY 1, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Change allows hospices to bill directly for preventive vaccines CMS has issued
MARCH 9, 2017
APRIL 2, 2014
JUSTCODING
As Connecticut closes in on passing a bill to allow advanced practice RNs (APRNs) to practice in
Last week the House of Representatives passed a bill to replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR;
An unlicensed physician has been convicted for his role in a scheme to bill Medicare for h
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
MAY 6, 2015
JUSTCODING
JUNE 17, 2015
JUSTCODING
A bill changing notification of outpatient observation status for hospital patients has be
AUGUST 14, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
On Aug. 25, CMS published Medicare Claims Processing Transmittal 3853, updating billing, payment
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
New Bill Would Expand Insurance for Home Care   A bill intro
JULY 29, 2015
JUSTCODING
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Editor’s note: In this guest column, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety offi
DECEMBER 2, 2015
JUSTCODING
The AMA announced earlier this week it won’t try to block Medicare’s release of bill
APRIL 10, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
MAY 28, 2014
JUSTCODING
When the Partnership for Patients (PfP) program was announced in April 2011, it was billed by CMS
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A U.S. Senator has introduced a new bill to lift the funding cap on residency positions.
JUNE 13, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that the city and the Committee of I
MARCH 6, 2015
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
JUNE 10, 2015
JUSTCODING
Taxonomy codes play a very important role in medical billing and credentialing for providers or
JUNE 24, 2015
JUSTCODING
Medicare and other payers hold physicians responsible for correct billing and medical documentati
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
DECEMBER 9, 2015
JUSTCODING
In nearly two years since practices adopted the ICD-10 code set, billing and coding experts say t
CMS updates billing instructions for TMVR  On April 24, CMS rescin
JUNE 25, 2014
JUSTCODING
More than 500 providers, suppliers, billing companies, and clearinghouses participated in ICD-10
We had another ICD-10 scare last week when Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) introduced a new bill that coul
Some providers face a fee schedule cut of 50% for E/M services billed with modifier 25
SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
In the scenario you discuss, your agency’s billing department reviews documentation before
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