Billing/Reimbursement

Hospice associations release Uniform Chart of Accounts

May 21, 2012 8:24 am

Medical review of 314 CPAP claims produces 81 percent error rate

Mar 26, 2012 9:57 am

Stop the staples, please, pleads National Government Services

Mar 26, 2012 9:55 am

HHS estimates savings from electronic standards at $4.5 billion over decade

Jan 16, 2012 10:59 am

Don't Blame NAS for Claims Glitch

Jul 18, 2011 12:07 pm

Marketing, Joint Ventures and Arrangements with Referral Sources

In order to avoid governmental scrutiny, it is crucial that all marketing programs and business arrangements be established and implemented properly.

E0100 Cane, Adjustable/Fixed with Tips

Among the top denial reasons for E0100 claims, which have a 16.1% denial rate, are that the patient has "same or similar" equipment, is in a nursing home or on an inpatient hospital stay at the time of

Version 5010 Date Approaching Fast

Jun 27, 2011 11:49 am

A4353 Intermittent Urinary Catheter

The overall Medicare denial rate for claims for A4353, intermittent urinary catheter, is 18.5 percent.

New Oxygen Policy Synchronizes RULs

Industry consultant Andrea Stark of MiraVista LLC offers a clear explanation of how CMS' new reasonable useful lifetime (RUL) policy for stationary and portable oxygen equipment affects HME suppliers.