In 2019, medical billing companies will help providers bill Medicare for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) with three new CPT codes. The American Medical Association (AMA) points out that Medicare’s new RPM codes recognize physicians’ increasing use of...
The recent introduction of rare bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare’s telehealth services is being hailed as a development that could potentially reduce costs and improve patient health. With an estimated 17.6 million beneficiaries in 2016, physicians and...
Knowing Local Coverage Determination (LCD) policies is crucial for appropriate reimbursement for trigger point injections. The CPT codes for injections into trigger points for myofascial pain syndrome are based on the number of muscles treated: 20552 –...
Hospitalists are dedicated to providing care to hospitalized patients, but till recently, quality metrics for these specialists had been clubbed with office-based internal medicine or primary care physicians. With the shift from fee-for-service to quality-based...
One of the things DME suppliers need to have a clear idea of is CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) insurance verification. With a growing number of people experiencing sleep disorders, particularly OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea), the demand for CPAP devices is...