Part B

Part B  Home Education Help and FAQs Manuals Medicare Monthly Review Medicare Topics Medicare University News POE Advisory Group Specialties Resources Claims and Appeals Contact Us EDI Enrollment EDI Solutions Forms [...]

FQHC

FQHC and RHC  Home Education Help and FAQs Manuals Medicare Monthly Review Medicare Topics Medicare University News POE Advisory Group Specialties Resources Claims and Appeals Contact Us Cost Reports EDI Enrollment EDI [...]

Part A

Part A  Home Education Help and FAQs Manuals Medicare Monthly Review Medicare Topics Medicare University News POE Advisory Group Specialties Resources Claims and Appeals Contact Us Cost Reports EDI Enrollment EDI [...]

Home Health and Hospice

Home Health and Hospice  Home Education Help and FAQs Manuals Medicare Monthly Review Medicare Topics Medicare University News POE Advisory Group Specialties Resources Claims and Appeals Contact Us Cost Reports EDI [...]

Direct Graduate Medical Education/Indirect Medical Education

Direct Graduate Medical Education Table of Contents Direct Graduate Medical Education Indirect Medical Education [Return to Top] Direct Graduate Medical Education Section 1886(h) of the Act as added by section 9202 of the COBRA of [...]

Original Medicare Coverage Costs

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Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up

"What If" and Scenario Questions

"What If" and Scenario Questions Physician offices often contact us with different scenarios and "what if?" questions regarding coding and documentation for a particular service(s). Providers ask the contractors for a definitive response on [...]

Medically Unlikely Edits Billing and Processing

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Avoid Processing Delays by Following Proper Submission Guidelines

Avoid Processing Delays by Following Proper Submission Guidelines Table of Contents Avoid Processing Delays by Following Proper Submission Guidelines Claims Appeals Responding to an ADR Consider Submission via NGSConnex or Electronic [...]

Acceptable Electronic Signatures Reminder

Acceptable Electronic Signatures Reminder Table of Contents Acceptable Electronic Signatures Reminder Examples of Acceptable Electronic Signature Examples [Return to Top] Acceptable Electronic Signatures Reminder CMS issued [...]

Primary Care Exception Guidelines

Primary Care Exception Guidelines Services performed by attending physicians at teaching hospitals, in collaboration with house staff in an approved GME program, generally require evidence of direct care by the attending physician in order to [...]

Cloned Documentation Could Result in Medicare Denials for Payment

Cloned Documentation Could Result in Medicare Denials for Payment Medicare providers today are faced with the challenges of providing quality healthcare while meeting ever increasing regulatory and compliance regulations. Many providers are [...]

Documentation Required for Home Visits

Documentation Required for Home Visits  CPT Codes 99341‒99350 As of 1/1/2019, CMS no longer requires providers to differentiate medical necessity for a home visit versus an office or outpatient visit. Providers no longer need to document [...]

Referring, Monitoring and Certifying Home Health Services

Referring, Monitoring and Certifying Home Health Services Table of Contents Referring, Monitoring and Certifying Home Health Services Homebound Status Need for Skilled Services Under the Care of a Physician or Allowed Practitioner Plan [...]

Scribing Medical Record Documentation

Scribing Medical Record Documentation National Government Services recognizes an increasing trend in providers’ use of scribes as assistants in medical record documentation. In these situations, a provider utilizes the services of staff to [...]

Submit Medical Record Documentation Electronically

Submit Medical Record Documentation Electronically Table of Contents Submit Medical Record Documentation Electronically What do you need to get started? What are the Attachment Transactions? Who can use the Attachment Transactions? [...]

Using the Medicare Part B PWK Fax-Mail-esMD Cover Sheet

Using the Medicare Part B PWK Fax-Mail-esMD Cover Sheet JK and J6 providers have the option of electronically submitting, mailing, or faxing documentation for electronically-submitted claims that require additional documentation for purposes [...]

Anesthesia for Pain Management Procedures

Anesthesia for Pain Management Procedures The use of moderate or deep sedation, general anesthesia, and MAC is rarely indicated for pain management procedures and is not considered reasonable and necessary. The ASA provides guidelines for [...]