This week’s Medicare updates include an extension for S-10 worksheet submission, implementation plans for computed radiography payment reductions, a new national coverage article for a genetic sequencing diagnostic test for cancer patients, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates – 12/6/2017
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include an extension for S-10 worksheet submission, implementation plans for computed radiography payment reductions, a new national coverage article for a genetic sequencing diagnostic test for cancer patients, and more!
CMS seeks comments on changes to NCD for implantable cardioverter defibrillators
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
For the first time in over a decade, CMS has posted a decision memo with a 30-day public comment period for the National Coverage Determination on implantable cardioverter defibrillators.  
 

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A model process for patient access
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
OCR’s 2016 guidance on patient access opened up a debate in the industry and brought questions about fulfilling patient access requests to the foreground. What seemed on the surface a simple process was quickly revealed as one complicated by misunderstandings.
 

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Q&A: The role of the nonlicensed case manager extender
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How can we define the role of the nonlicensed case manager extender within our interdisciplinary team?

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Thursday 12/14 - National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call
 

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