The thrust of CMS' Open Door Call April 14 might have been hospice and home health agencies, but officials were peppered with questions regarding home oxygen, competitive bidding financial standards and
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Devices, HCPCS E0720 and E0730, are challenging items to get paid.
Preparing for the inevitable audit — and what to do if it happens to you.
CMS updated its signature guidelines for medical review.
Manual wheelchairs are one of the many products that require a lot of work and documentation to receive payment from Medicare.
Data shows that the CPM has an overall denial rate of 32.7 percent for Medicare. The top denial reason code is CO50
CMS released its searchable PECOS database, complete with the names of physicians and non-physician practitioners registered
Use of the KX modifier didn't help in ensuring that DMEPOS providers had supporting documentation on file for their claims — at least in 2006
RAC, CERT, ZPIC, take your pick. HME providers are now finding themselves the targets of multiple Medicare audits that, at least in some cases, threaten to cripple their businesses.
