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News
This week in Medicare updates—6/24/2020
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include new additions to the COVID-19 Medicare billing FAQs, information on billing for clinician services for diagnostic lab tests, the quarterly update to the ambulatory surgical center payment system, and more! 
New FAQs address PBD billing, relocation requests
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS clarified billing instructions for off-campus hospital outpatient services and provider-based departments (PBD) in its most recent update to its COVID-19 billing FAQs.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Developing an audit plan
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Unintentional billing errors can occur even in the most vigilant organization. A comprehensive audit program can help detect these issues. Learn how to develop different types of audits to find and address coding errors.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Dealing with the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that approximately 50% of healthcare workers in China experienced depression and nearly 45% had anxiety. How should healthcare workers handle the emotional stress that comes with working during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Thursday, 6/25 - Special Open Door Forum: Medicare Documentation Requirement Lookup Service
Thursday, 7/9 - Medicare Part A Cost Report: New Online Status Tracking Feature Call
Wednesday, 7/22 - Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in the Home for Chronic Respiratory Failure Consequent to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
 

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