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Posting Date: 04/11/2025
Being Compliant by Avoiding Claim Denials, Reopenings and Redeterminations
National Government Services is committed to reducing provider burden associated with Medicare claim denials, reopenings and appeals. Don’t wait until you receive the claim denials that will increase your time, effort, and cost to have the [...]
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Posting Date: 01/08/2018
Urgent Care
Urgent Care Please explain the concepts of split/shared and incident to E/M services in the urgent care setting. Answer: The urgent care setting is defined by CMS as a nonfacility setting. This means the split/shared concept does not [...]
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Posting Date: 01/28/2021
Transitional Care Management
Transitional Care Management Please clarify responsibility for the TCM interactive contact. Can this be performed by a hospital-employed nurse prior to discharge? Answer: The provider who is billing the TCM service is responsible for the [...]
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Posting Date: 05/11/2022
Time-Based Services
Time-Based Services Please define rules for using time to level-set a service. Answer: In both the office and observation/inpatient setting, the provider’s time is calculated based on pre-visit, intra-visit, and post-visit activities [...]
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