Starting this year, CMS plans to conduct an annual call for measures related to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, the agency announced last week.
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CMS calls for EHR incentive program measures
Source: ACDIS

Starting this year, CMS plans to conduct an annual call for measures related to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, the agency announced last week.
OIG: MAC potentially overpaid 85% of claims for HBO therapy services
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
An Office of Inspector General review found that Wisconsin Physicians Service Government Health Administrators overpaid providers on 102 of 120 sampled outpatient claims for hyperbaric oxygen therapy services.  Overpayments totaled $300,789, according to the OIG report.
 

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Auditing technical security
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Auditing of technical controls is increasingly important as both the level of use and technical sophistication of applications, hardware, and networking increase.
 

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Q&A: Rural health EKG billing during an IPPE
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How should rural health clinics bill for an EKG performed at the time of an initial preventive physical exam?

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