AAA focuses on communicative resources including information on best practices conducting hearing tests, reopening the office safely and other medical intervention strategies.
ADA hosts a variety of third-party resources such as the World Health Organization and clinic-specific guidelines for a safe return.
This two-part series contains recommendations pertaining to general and specific safety considerations. Note these are working documents and will be updated accordingly. It equips professionals with telehealth guidelines, public policy updates, setting-specific resources and more. Fuel Medical offers a COVID-specific webinar series , designed to provide crisis response, reopening planning strategies and tools, as well as updated information. Search for:. March 21, By guest author: Anne Anthony Has this ever happened to you?
PTP Coding Edits Understanding the nuances of reimbursement is only one aspect in building a sustainable practice. Cochlear offers support to providers to help navigate these areas. Please visit the Cochlear Reimbursement Solutions website to identify your Cochlear Regional Reimbursement Manager or call the Cochlear Coding Support Program at 1 for additional information.
About our guest author: Anne Anthony is one of three geographically-based hearing implant reimbursement experts available to assist you with coding, payment, payer coverage, contracting, and other reimbursement related challenges. This information is provided as a set of guidelines only to address the unique nature of implantable hearing solutions technology and is not intended as legal advice. There is no guarantee that following these guidelines will result in any form of coverage or reimbursement from any insurance company or federal health care program payer.
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Q Are there any other edits that affect Medicare reimbursement? On April 1, , Medicare Administrative Contractors implemented new billing edits that cause denials of some claims that were previously paid.
Billers should check the CMS website quarterly to stay on top of any revisions that may affect their claims. Also By The Authors Medicare.
Read More. Regulatory issues and reimbursement rates are only some of the things to know about in the new year. A one-year delay in ICD implementation brings up many questions for doctors and health-care organizations.
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