Many psychotherapy services dipped in 2020; however, the 60-minute therapy service code gained claims while Part B payments grew by $28 million. And aside from psychiatric specialists, nurse practitioners were most likely to report a psychiatric diagnostic evaluation when also performing a separate E/M service.
While legislators and policy creators debate permanent changes to Medicare’s telehealth rules, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a call to build program integrity protections into any changes.
In case you missed it, CMS has slowly been updating its website. The changes look great, but last week’s makeover of the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) section may contain broken links.
Most of us need the services of a hospital at some point in our lives. And hospitals and health systems have never wavered from their mission of keeping people healthy, as well as providing lifesaving care and essential public health services, even in the face of daunting challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
In our ever-changing landscape of healthcare, quality and prevention continue to drive the way we deliver care to our patients. As a result, social determinants of health (SDOH) have taken center stage.
Although SDOH are not new concepts or new codes — they have been recognized as significantly impacting health outcomes. Documenting and coding these inequities, however, are not without challenges.
As part of the twelfth annual Clinical Documentation Integrity Week, ACDIS conducted a series of interviews with CDI professionals on a variety of industry topics.