by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 6, 2018 | Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
If you’ve seen new reason code N793 on your Medicare remittance advice lately and wonder what it is, you now know it relates to the new Medicare card. The description for N793 is: Alert: CMS is changing from the Medicare Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN aka...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 29, 2016 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
2017 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2017 premiums for the Medicare inpatient hospital (Part A) and physician and outpatient hospital services (Part B) programs. Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 13, 2016 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medical Coding Education, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
CDC Updates Flu Shot Recommendations for 2016-2017 Flu Season A few things are new this season: Only injectable flu shots are recommended for use this season. Flu vaccines have been updated to better match circulating viruses. There will be some new...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 11, 2015 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2016 premiums and deductibles for the Medicare inpatient hospital (Part A) and physician and outpatient hospital services (Part B) programs. Part B Premiums/Deductibles As the Social...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 30, 2015 | Headlines, ICD-10, Medical Coding Education, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Clarifying Questions and Answers Related to the July 6, 2015 CMS/AMA Joint Announcement and Guidance Regarding ICD-10 Flexibilities Question 1: When will the ICD-10 Ombudsman be in place? Answer 1: The Ombudsman will be in place by October 1, 2015. Question 2: Does...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 14, 2015 | Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
UPDATED INFO: These recorded webinars are now available here. ————————— On July 9, 2015 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) model, a...
