At last, something to help our patients with PG! There is a new, non-profit Patient and Family Advisory Council for PG and the kickoff meetings will take place on October 1 and October 7. This is a resource for practitioners, as well. Any provider or caregiver is...
Kathleen Schaum has a new article in Advances in Skin and Wound care: Exercise Caution: Before Asking and Answering Reimbursement Questions on the Internet. The purpose of her article is to point out the dangers of answering billing and coding questions without...
After a Medicare claims data delay stalled release, practitioners may now review Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final feedback and scores for the 2024 performance year. These scores affect 2026 payment adjustments. For instructions on how to review,...
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) maintains a database of all currently “excluded individuals and entities” (these are practitioners or companies that cannot bill Medicare because of some enforcement action) called the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities...
In the wake of two hyperbaric chamber fires, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an important Letter to Health Care Providers reminding clinicians and facilities of the critical importance of following manufacturer instructions for safe use of...
