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...
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has just released a report on Medicare claims for “Skin Substitutes”. OIG analyzed Medicare Part B claims data, Medicare Advantage claims data, and manufacturer-reported sales data for skin substitutes in 2023 and 2024....
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) needs practitioners who are participating in alternative payment model (APM) to update their Medicare billing information by Sept. 1 to receive their 2023 incentive payments, or risk forfeiture. The news release...
Due to Medicare claims data delays, 2024 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final scores will be delayed until the fall, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency will open the target review period upon releasing scores....
